verb
- grafts incorrectly or unsuccessfully
Usage: technical; horticulture
Examples
- The gardener misgrafts the apple branch onto the cherry tree.
- When one misgrafts plant tissue, the graft typically fails to take.
- The botanist misgrafts the specimen due to improper technique.
- If you misgraft the cutting, the plant will not survive.
- The student misgrafts the rose stem during the practical exam.