1. the process or technique of grafting plants; the practice of joining parts of different plants together to grow as one
Usage: horticultural term; often used in agriculture and gardening contexts
2. a plant or part of a plant produced by grafting
Usage: less common usage

Examples

• The nursery specializes in graftage techniques to produce disease-resistant fruit trees.
• Successful graftage requires careful alignment of the cambium layers between the scion and rootstock.
• Graftage allows horticulturists to combine desirable traits from different plant varieties.
• The gardener learned graftage to repair the damaged apple tree.
• Modern graftage methods have improved the survival rate of grafted plants.