bench graft

1 of 2

noun

: a plant propagated by bench grafting

bench graft

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to graft indoors (as on a greenhouse bench during the winter)

cherries were bench grafted successfully

Word History

Etymology

Noun

bench entry 1 + graft

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