Graft

graft, v.t. to make an incision in a tree or plant, and insert in it a small branch of another, so as to make a union of the two: to insert in something anything not belonging to it: to incorporate one thing with another: to transplant, as a piece of ti ue, from one part to another.— v.i. to insert cuttings into a tree.— n. a small branch used in grafting.— ns. Graft′er ; Graft′ing . [O. Fr. graffe (Fr. greffe )—L. graphium —a style or pencil (which the inserted slip resembled)—Gr. graphein , to write.]