Definition: The method used in gardening and farming to join parts of plants together so they grow as one.

Example: Graftage is commonly used to propagate fruit trees and improve their yield.

Definition: The process of joining a part of one plant to another so that they grow together, or the act of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another.

Example: Grafting is commonly used in horticulture to produce new varieties of plants.

Definition: The action of joining a part of one plant to another so that they grow together, or in a broader sense, combining different things to create something new.

Example: The gardener is grafting a new variety of apple onto an existing tree.

Definition: A tool or person that creates a pattern resembling the grain of wood or other materials, often used in painting or finishing surfaces.

Example: The artist used a special grainer to add texture to the wooden surface.

Definition: A type of antibiotic made by a specific soil bacterium, used to fight infections caused by certain bacteria that have a thick cell wall.

Example: Gramicidin is often used in topical ointments to treat skin infections.

Definition: A device used to play sound recordings from discs, often called records, by using a needle that follows the grooves on the disc.

Example: My grandfather still has an old gramophone that plays his favorite records.

Definition: A type of very hard rock that is light in color and made mostly of minerals like quartz and feldspar, often used for buildings and monuments.

Example: The kitchen countertops were made of beautiful polished granite.

Definition: Having a texture or appearance similar to granite, characterized by a granular structure.

Example: The rock formation was described as granitoid due to its coarse, grainy texture.

Definition: A type of rock that forms from magma and is similar to granite, but has more of a mineral called plagioclase than another mineral called potassium feldspar.

Example: Granodiorite is often used in construction because of its durability and attractive appearance.

Definition: A type of paving stone made from crushed granite mixed with cement.

Example: The walkway was beautifully designed with granolith stones.

Definition: A type of igneous rock that has a fine-grained texture and contains both quartz and feldspar in its structure.

Example: The geologist examined the granophyre to understand its mineral composition.