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transplant

noun
  1. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
    “the transplant did not flower until the second year”
    transplantationtransplanting
  2. an operation moving an organ from one organism, the donor, to another, the recipient
    “My friend is waiting for a kidney transplant.”
    transplantationorgan transplant
  3. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
    graft
verb
  1. transfer from one place or period to another
    “The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”
    transfer
  2. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
    graft
  3. lift and reset in another soil or situation
    transfer
  4. be transplantable
    “These delicate plants do not transplant easily”