cleftgraft en · NOUN
Etymology
From cleft + graft.
Meanings
- A graft of this kind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleftgrafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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cleftgraft en · VERB
Etymology
From cleft + graft.
Meanings
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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.
1708, J[ohn] Mortimer, “Of the Ways and Methods used for the raising of Fruit Trees”, in The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC, book XIV, page 520:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleftgrafting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cleftgrafts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cleftgrafted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cleftgrafted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |