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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
trans•plant /v. trænsˈplænt n. ˈtrænsˌplænt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. Botanyto remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
  2. Surgeryto transfer (an organ, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another:to transplant a human heart.
  3. to move or bring from one place to another for settlement; relocate:The Army transplanted him and his family every few years.

n. [countable]
  1. Botanythe act or process of transplanting:a successful transplant.
  2. Botany, Surgerya transplanted plant, organ, etc.
trans•plan•ta•tion /ˌtrænsplænˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
trans•plant•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trans•plant  (v. trans plant′, -plänt′;n. trans′plant′, -plänt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
  2. [Surg.]to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
  3. to move from one place to another.
  4. to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement;
    relocate.

v.i. 
  1. to undergo or accept transplanting:to transplant easily.

n. 
  1. the act or process of transplanting.
  2. a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
  • Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent. to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
  • late Middle English 1400–50
trans•plant ′a•ble, adj. 
trans′plan•ta ′tion, n. 
trans•plant ′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transplant / trænsˈplɑːnt/
  1. (transitive) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
  2. (intransitive) to be capable of being transplanted
  3. to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation
 / ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt/
  1. the procedure involved in such a transfer
  2. the organ or tissue transplanted
transˈplantableˌtransplanˈtation

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