grafting

Fusing plant parts

Grafting is joining plant tissue from one specimen to another so they grow as one—typically attaching a cutting (the scion) to an established root system (the rootstock).

Orchardists graft to propagate fruit varieties that won't breed true from seed.

The technique extends metaphorically: grafting new ideas onto old traditions.

In medicine, grafting transfers tissue—skin grafts cover burns.

In British slang, grafting means working hard, especially at seduction: He's been grafting on her all night.

horticulture

scion

Heir of prominence

rootstockBase for grafted plants
buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
cambiumPlant growth tissue

whip · cleft · splice · tongue · propagation · cultivar · orchard · nursery · compatibility · union

surgery

transplant

Move tissue between bodies

donorOne who contributes freely
recipientOne who receives something
flapOne-sided attached cover

mesh · vascularization · rejection · take · healing · scar · wound · burn · reconstruction · microsurgery

corruption

bribery

Corrupt payment for influence

kickbackIllegal payment for services
payoffCulminating benefit received
embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets

patronage · cronyism · nepotism · fraud · misconduct · malfeasance · skimming · grift · palm-greasing · extortion

fusion

splicing

Connecting by interweaving ends

joiningLinking into one
unionJoining into one
bondingForming close connections

attachment · integration · merging · combining · connection · amalgamation · melding · incorporation · blending · synthesis

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scion

transplant

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