graft definition by Wordo

Noun

A

small

shoot

or

scion

of

a

tree

inserted

in

another

tree

,

the

stock

of

which

is

to

support

and

nourish

it

.

The

two

unite

and

become

one

tree

,

but

the

graft

determines

the

kind

of

fruit

.

Verb

To

insert

(

a

graft

)

in

a

branch

or

stem

of

another

tree

;

to

propagate

by

insertion

in

another

stock

;

also

,

to

insert

a

graft

upon

.