калем — meaning in English

English meaning

• graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
• inoculum noun The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
• slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

калем is used for these senses in English:

• graft (horticulture) 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.
• inoculum The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
• slip A twig or shoot; a cutting.

graft — full definition

1. noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
2. verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
3. noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
4. noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.

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