Pfropfen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
- grafting noun The process of attaching a shoot or bud from one plant onto another so they grow together.
- plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
- shive noun A slice, especially of bread.
- wad noun A thick, compact lump or bundle of something soft.
Senses
Pfropfen is used for these senses in English:
- graft (transitive) 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.
- grafting (horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
- plug Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
- shive A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
- wad A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
graft — full definition
- noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
- verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
- noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
- noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.
grafting — full definition
- noun The process of attaching a shoot or bud from one plant onto another so they grow together.
- noun The surgical process of transplanting tissue or skin onto another part of the body.