grafting

Plural: graftings

Noun

• the act of grafting something onto something else
• The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
• The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
• The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
• A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

Verb

• cause to grow together parts from different plants
• place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
• present participle and gerund of graft

Synonyms

engraft, graft, ingraft, transplant