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transplant.

To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/Received-Pronunciation/tɹænzˈplɑːnt/Received-Pronunciation/tɹænzˈplænt/US
  1. To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.

    transitive
  2. To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.

    transitive
  3. To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

noun/ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹænzplænt/US
  1. An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.

  2. Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.

  3. An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.

  4. A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.

  5. Someone who is not native to their area of residence.

    US
Where this word comes from

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

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