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Grafting

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Broader term 1

Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Engraft 74% connected

See Ingraft.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Engraft 74% connected

See Ingraft.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Transplant 74% connected

To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Transplant 74% connected

To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Graft 92% connected

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 th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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