transplant
To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
Other meanings
To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
Synonyms
- transfer
Related words
- retransplant
- transplantability
- transplantable
- isotransplanted
- nontransplanted
- untransplanted
- xenotransplanted
Word history
From Latin "transplantare".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “transplant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.