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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgreffer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: grɛfe
"Le jardinier a décidé de greffer une nouvelle variété de pomme sur l'arbre existant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To insert or implant a part of one plant into another so that they grow together.
"The gardener decided to ingraft a new variety of apple onto the existing tree to enhance its fruit quality." - 2
To incorporate or embed something into a different context or system.
"The new policies were ingrafted into the existing framework to improve efficiency."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ingraft' originates from the Middle English 'engrafte', which is derived from the Old English 'in-' meaning 'in' and 'graft' from the Old French 'grafter', meaning 'to insert a shoot or twig into a plant'. Over time, it evolved to encompass broader meanings of incorporating or embedding something into another context.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ingraft" is said worldwide
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greffer
Transliteration: grɛfe
"Le jardinier a décidé de greffer une nouvelle variété de pomme sur l'arbre existant."
einpfropfen
Transliteration: ain-prof-fen
"Der Gärtner beschloss, eine neue Apfelsorte auf den bestehenden Baum einpfropfen."
innestare
Transliteration: in-nest-are
"Il giardiniere ha deciso di innestare una nuova varietà di mela sull'albero esistente."
injertar
Transliteration: in-xer-tar
"El jardinero decidió injertar una nueva variedad de manzana en el árbol existente."
enxertar
Transliteration: en-xer-tar
"O jardineiro decidiu enxertar uma nova variedade de maçã na árvore existente."
गrafting (ग्रहण करना)
Transliteration: grahṇ karnā
Script: ग्रहण करना
"बागबान ने मौजूदा पेड़ पर एक नई किस्म का grafting करने का निर्णय लिया।"
嫁接
Transliteration: jiàjiē
"园丁决定在现有的树上嫁接一种新苹果品种。"
접목하다
Transliteration: jeobmokhada
"정원사는 기존 나무에 새로운 사과 품종을 접목하기로 결정했습니다."
接ぎ木する
Transliteration: tsugiki suru
"庭師は既存の木に新しいリンゴの品種を接ぎ木することに決めました。"
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