Definition of: transplant

(trans·plant′, -plänt′) v.t.
1. To remove and plant in another place.
2. To remove and settle or establish for residence in another place.
3. Surg. To transfer (an organ or tissue) from its original site to another part of the body or to another individual.
—noun (trans′plant′, -plänt′)
1. That which is transplanted, as a seedling or an organ of the body.
2. A transplanting. [<LL transplantare <L trans- across + plantare plant]
—trans′plan·ta′tion noun
—trans·plant′er noun