inarch

American  

[in-ahrch] / ɪnˈɑrtʃ /

verb (used with object)

Horticulture.

1. to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.

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inarch British  

/ ɪnˈɑːtʃ /

verb

1. (tr) to graft (a plant) by uniting stock and scion while both are still growing independently

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Etymology

Origin of inarch

First recorded in 1620–30; in- ² + arch ¹

Example Sentences

Every spring we take our trees that show the blight, our hybrids and Oriental chestnuts, and inarch, and the whole thing doesn't take more than a few minutes.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Following out the same line of thought, I began this year by making union between stock and scion according to inarch principles.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Japanese-American hybrid chestnut with principal inarch made in 1943; other later inarchings showing in part.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association