transplant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: transplant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transplant n (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient Synonym(s): graft, transplant an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago" Synonym(s): transplant, transplantation, organ transplant the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation" Synonym(s): transplant, transplantation, transplanting v lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" Synonym(s): transplant, transfer be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient Synonym(s): transplant, graft transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" Synonym(s): transfer, transpose, transplant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transplant \Transplant"\, 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.