Dictionary definition · transplant
noun
- (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)"he had a kidney transplant"
- the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location"the transplant did not flower until the second year"
verb
- lift and reset in another soil or situation"Transplant the young rice plants"
- be transplantable"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
- place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
- transfer from one place or period to another"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).