Definition

The process of removing a plant or tissue from its original environment for study or cultivation.

Example

The explantation of the tissue was necessary for the research project.

Conversation

I read about the explantation process in my biology class yesterday.

Oh really? What did they say about it?

They explained how it helps in studying plant cells more closely.

That sounds interesting! I didn’t know that was a technique.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Explantation → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out of or from) and "plantare" (meaning to plant). The word refers to the act of removing a plant from its original place, hence the idea of taking it out or from its location.

Memory Tip

Think of 'taking out' ('ex-') a plant ('plantare') from where it was originally placed.

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