transplanted
transplanted is the simple past and past participle of transplant.
Meaning of transplant
Verb
transplant (third-person singular simple present transplants, present participle transplanting, simple past and past participle transplanted)
- To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
- Vanilla itself was transplanted from Madagascar, the main source of the spice, to Polynesia a century ago.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 242
- To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
- But after half a year the Russian Government prohibited its circulation, and as a consequence the paper ceased to appear. He then went to Tschernowitz and started a Folksblatt. Upon the advice of a friend he transplanted his paper to Jassy, Roumania.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 448
- To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
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