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1trans·plant Listen to audio/ˌtrænsˈplænt/ verb
trans·plants; trans·plant·ed; trans·plant·ing
1 : to remove (a plant) from the ground or from a pot and move it to another place [+ obj] She carefully transplanted the seedlings. The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden. [no obj] This plant does not transplant well. [=this plant does not grow well if you transplant it]
2 [+ obj] medical : to perform a medical operation in which an organ or other part that has been removed from the body of one person is put it into the body of another person
Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister. a recipient of a transplanted heart
3 : to move (a person or animal) to a new home : relocate [+ obj] The group transplanted the beavers to another part of the state. [no obj] She is a New Yorker who recently transplanted to the West Coast.
— trans·plan·ta·tion Listen to audio /ˌtrænsˌplænˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural trans·plan·ta·tions [count, noncount]

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