grafting

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/

grafting

1. present participle and gerund of graft

grafting (plural graftings)

1. (horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
2. (nautical) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
3. (surgery) The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
4. (carpentry) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.