Cleftgraft

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A graft of this kind.
Verb
  1. 1
    To engraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.

    "Filberts may be cleft-grafted on the common Nut and Serviſes on their own kind, or propagated by Suckers, Layers or Seeds."

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"Filberts may be cleft-grafted on the common Nut and Serviſes on their own kind, or propagated by Suckers, Layers or Seeds."

Etymology

From cleft + graft.

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