Dictionary Check: transplant
"transplant" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
noun
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Example:
"he had a kidney transplant"
noun
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
Example:
"the transplant did not flower until the second year"
verb
lift and reset in another soil or situation
Example:
"Transplant the young rice plants"
verb
be transplantable
Example:
"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
verb
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
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