Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graftling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graftling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small or young graft (scion)

Example Sentences

"Even the parasitical plants, which draw their mineral constituents in a certain state of preparation, from other plants on which they live, as the mistletoe (Viscum album), do not comport themselves to the latter as a graftling to a tree, but absorb from the sap very different proportions of mineral constituents."
"In a perfect situation, supply equals demand, and demand is satisfied with vineyards receiving all vines as well-grown, one-year-old graftlings and rootlings, whether produced in the field or in containers."

Etymology

From graft + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: graft

Inflected Forms

graftlings (plural)

Questions

What does graftling mean?: A small or young graft (scion)
Where does graftling come from?: From graft + -ling.

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