Graft
Pronunciation: /ˈɡræft/
Graft (noun)
- a piece of a plant attached to another plant to grow together
- money or advantage gained through dishonest or illegal means
- hard work or effort, especially physical work
Examples
- The gardener explained the process of graft to the students.
- Graft can improve the quality of fruit trees.
Common collocations: graft technique, successful graft, political graft, graft scandal, hard graft
Graft (verb)
- to join a piece of one plant to another plant so they grow together
- to add something in a dishonest or illegal way
Examples
- They decided to graft the new variety onto the old rootstock.
- You can graft roses to create unique blooms.