verb
transplant
trahnz-PLAHNT
verb
1
To dig up a plant and replant it somewhere else.
"We transplanted the tomato seedlings into bigger pots."
2
In surgery, to move an organ or tissue from one body, or body part, to another.
"Surgeons transplanted a healthy kidney from the donor to the patient."
noun
1
A surgical procedure, or the organ/tissue moved, in a transplant operation.
"He is recovering well after his heart transplant."
2
Informal: a person who has moved from one place to live in another.
"As a New York transplant, she still isn't used to the quiet of small-town life."
How to Use Transplant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoving something living — a plant, an organ, or even a person — to a new place.
Common pairings
organ transplant
heart transplant
transplant seedlings
Word Forms
transplanted past tense, transplants plural, transplants singular
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Etymology
From Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare — trans- ("across") plus plantare ("to plant").