explant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
verb
  1. To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.

Word forms

explant explants explanting explanted

Etymology

From ex- + plant.

Derived words

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