greffe
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French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡʁɛf/
Etymology 1 [edit]
Latin graphium, later influenced by greffier.
Noun [edit]
greffe m (plural greffes)
- (law) office (of tribunal, court)
Etymology 2 [edit]
Metaphorical use of Old French grefe, grafe, from Etymology 1, above.
Noun [edit]
greffe f (plural greffes)
- (horticulture) graft, scion
- (medicine) organ transplant, autoplasty
- (medicine) a piece of graft
Related terms [edit]
Jèrriais [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”)
