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graftling

graftling noun: a small or young graft (scion).

Noun

graftling (plural graftlings)

  1. A small or young graft (scion)
    • Even the parasitical plants, which draw their mineral constituents in a certain state of preparation, from other plants on which they live, as the mistletoe (Viscum album), do not comport themselves to the latter as a graftling to a tree, but absorb from the sap very different proportions of...1863, Justus von Liebig, The natural laws of husbandry
    • In a perfect situation, supply equals demand, and demand is satisfied with vineyards receiving all vines as well-grown, one-year-old graftlings and rootlings, whether produced in the field or in containers.1995, Richard Hamilton, Optimising vineyard establishment

Forms of graftling

pluralgraftlings

Origin of graftling

From graft + -ling.

Questions about graftling

What does graftling mean?
Graftling means a small or young graft (scion).
What part of speech is graftling?
Graftling is a noun.
What is the plural of graftling?
The plural of graftling is graftlings.

Words near graftling in the dictionary

  1. grafting tools
  2. grafting wax
  3. grafting waxes
  4. graftings
  5. graftless
  6. graftling
  7. graftlings
  8. Grafton
  9. Grafton County
  10. Grafton Regis
  11. Grafton Underwood

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