greffe
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See also: greffé
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old French groife, greife, from Latin graphium (“stylus”), later influenced by greffier (“clerk”).
Noun[edit]
greffe m (plural greffes)
Synonyms[edit]
- (clerk): greffier
Etymology 2[edit]
Metaphorical use of Old French grefe, grafe (“stylus, pencil”), from the root of above.
Noun[edit]
greffe f (plural greffes)
- (horticulture) graft, scion
- (medicine) organ transplant, autoplasty
- (medicine) a piece of graft
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “greffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French grefe, grafe, from Latin graphium.
Noun[edit]
greffe f (plural greffes)
Synonyms[edit]
- (graft): ente
Derived terms[edit]
- greffer (“to graft, transplant”)
Related terms[edit]
- greffeux (“grafting knife”)
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