Pieces of living tissue or plant material surgically attached to another organism to replace damaged parts or create hybrids.
From Old French 'greffe,' possibly from Greek 'graphion' (stylus). Originally used in agriculture for plant grafting, then adopted into medicine for tissue transplants.
Tree grafting is so ancient that Roman writers documented it, but modern plant grafts can create chimeras—one tree growing two different fruits—because the grafted plant keeps its own genetic identity rather than merging!
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