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innesto

graft

noun een-NES-toh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

clutch (mechanical)

Usage Note

Innesto is the noun from innestare and shares its two meanings: a horticultural graft (innesto a scudo = shield graft) and the engagement of a mechanical component, especially the clutch or a gear. It is masculine with a regular plural innesti. In surgery, innesto can also refer to a skin graft, overlapping with trapianto.

Examples

"L'innesto ha attecchito bene sulla pianta."

Natural Translation

The graft took well on the plant.

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