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ungrafted

ungrafted

1 8.1
A plant that grows on its own roots, not joined to another plant
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɡræftɪd/
  • Specialized
: no injertado
  • Well, the ungrafted plants have indeed collapsed, and any tomatoes left on those vines are squashy and nasty.

Also ask them if the tree is grafted or ungrafted.

Examples

  • Unlike the grafted varieties, the ungrafted trees showcase their natural growth patterns.

  • The nursery specializes in ungrafted seedlings that appeal to organic gardeners.

  • In an extraction where the site is ungrafted, the bone lining the socket becomes necrotic, and this dead bone is undermined by osteoclasts and pushed into the socket and out the orifice.

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  • The ungrafted plants grew wild in the garden, producing fruit without any interference.

Synonyms

unjoined
vsungrafted
1 5.4

Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire

is limited to plants and means not attached by grafting

Surface Forms

ungrafted positive

Morphology

ungrafted = grafted (transparent) = un + graft + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'grafted', so the meaning is a direct negation of the base.

Etymology

Ungrafted is formed from un- meaning 'not' and graft, a gardening word for a piece of one plant that is joined onto another so it can grow. So an ungrafted tree or plant is 'not joined' by grafting and therefore grew on its own.