tongue grafting

noun

A technique that joins a scion to a rootstock by making matching long diagonal cuts and interlocking "tongue" cuts, maximizing cambium contact for a strong union.

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Meanings

nountongue grafting (countable and uncountable, plural tongue graftings)

plural tongue graftings

  1. countableuncountableagricultureA technique that joins a scion to a rootstock by making matching long diagonal cuts and interlocking "tongue" cuts, maximizing cambium contact for a strong union.
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APA

tongue grafting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20grafting

MLA

“tongue grafting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20grafting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue grafting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20grafting.

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