Transplanter

trans·plant  (trns-plnt)

v. trans·plant·ed, trans·plant·ing, trans·plants

v.tr.

1. To uproot and replant (a growing plant).

2. To transfer from one place or residence to another; resettle or relocate.

3. Medicine To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body or body part to another.

v.intr.

To be capable of undergoing transplantation.

n. (trnsplnt)

1. The act or process of transplanting.

2. Something transplanted.

3. Medicine An operation in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: undergo a heart transplant; surgical transplant of a cornea.

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[Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin trnsplantre : Latin trns, trans- + Latin plantre, to plant; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·planta·ble adj.

transplan·tation n.

trans·planter n.

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Noun

1.

transplanter - a gardener who moves plants to new locations gardener, nurseryman - someone who takes care of a garden