Transplantable

trans·plant   /v. trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; n. ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/

–verb (used with object)

1. to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.

2. Surgery . to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.

3. to move from one place to another.

4. to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.

–verb (used without object)

5. to undergo or accept transplanting: to transplant easily.

–noun

6. the act or process of transplanting.

7. a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.


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Origin:

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant



—Related forms

trans·plant·a·ble, adjective   This variation of transplant is particularly interesting to me. It indicates that not all things are able or willing to be transplanted. My plumeria, for example, was transplanted each year and this contributed to its growth because it needed more space for its roots in a bigger pot.  But some plants like the desertbells flower is not transplantable. It won't survive. This makes me wonder about our transplantability. I believe we are all transplantable. God does it to help us grow and thrive. However, sometimes our transplanting leads to a temporary period of non-growth, suffering or wilting. And then it begs the next question, if we resist transplanting by refusing to take a new job, move to a new place, serve in a new ministry do we become non-transplantable? I mean to ask you this, are you transplantable? Are you allowing God to transplant, prune and shape you for future growth?

trans·plan·ta·tion, noun

trans·plant·er, noun

re·trans·plant, verb (used with object)

re·trans·plan·ta·tion, noun

un·trans·plant·ed, adjective