Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Transplant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transplant \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplanted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplanting}.] [F. transplanter, L.
transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See
{Plant}.]
1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant
trees. --Dryden.
2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in
another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese
of St. David into a warmer climate. --Clarendon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transplant
n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a
recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor
and recipient [syn: {graft}]
2: an operation moving an organ from one person (the donor) to
another (the recipient) [syn: {transplantation}, {organ
transplant}]
3: the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location;
"the transplant was successful"; "too frequent
transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: {transplanting}]
v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the
young rice plants" [syn: {transfer}]
2: in surgery [syn: {graft}]
3: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transfer},
{transpose}]
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