transplant
verb (used with object)
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
transplants
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pluralof transplant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof transplant (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
transplantverb (used with object)to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
Example Sentences
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“The percentage of workers who have either received lung transplants or who are awaiting lung transplants is astoundingly high.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Biliary atresia is the leading cause of pediatric liver transplants and currently has no approved therapeutic options beyond surgery or liver transplant, Ipsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
His family said that Pearce, a registered organ donor, donated six organs, helping seven people in urgent need of transplants.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Baja transplants seem to come in all types, including contributors, land grabbers and gentrifiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
She looks like she’s been Googling again, up until the early hours of the morning, reading page after page, article after article, on lung transplants.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
