graft in or upon
1Graft — Graft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grafting}.] [F. greffer. See {Graft}, n.] 1. 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. [Formerly… …
2Graft — Graft, n. [Prob. orig. so called because illegitimate or improper profit was looked upon as a graft, or sort of excrescence, on a legitimate business undertaking, in distinction from its natural proper development.] 1. Acquisition of money,… …
3Graft-chimaera — In horticulture, a graft chimaera may arise in grafting at the point of contact between rootstock and scion and will have properties intermediate to those of its parents . A graft chimaera is not a true hybrid but a mixture of cells, each with… …
4graft — I. /graft / (say grahft) noun 1. Horticulture a. a shoot or part of a plant (the scion) inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in another plant or tree (the stock) so as to become nourished by and united with it. b. the plant or tree (the united …
5graft´er — graft1 «graft, grahft», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put (a shoot or bud from one tree or plant) into a slit in another tree or plant, so that it will grow there as a part of it; engraft. 2. to produce or improve (a fruit, flower, grain, or other… …
6graft — graft1 grafter, n. /graft, grahft/, n. 1. Hort. a. a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow. b. the plant resulting from such an operation; the… …
7graft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English graffe, grafte, from Anglo French greffe, graife stylus, graph, from Medieval Latin graphium, from Latin, stylus, from Greek grapheion, from graphein to write more at carve Date: 14th century 1. a. a grafted… …
8graft — 1. noun a) 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. b) A branch …
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10Idries Shah — ادریس شاه इदरीस शाह Born 16 June 1924 (1924 06 16) Simla, India Died 23 November 1996 …
