Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleftgraft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cleft-graft
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.

noun

A graft of this kind.

Example Sentences

"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.

Inflected Forms

cleftgrafts (present, singular) cleftgrafting (participle, present) cleftgrafted (participle, past) cleftgrafted (past) cleftgrafts (plural)

Questions

What does cleftgraft mean?: To engraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.
Where does cleftgraft come from?: From cleft + graft.

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