insition

noun

in·​si·​tion

inˈsishən

plural -s

1

obsolete : the act of grafting or a graft

2

: a taking in or adding as if through grafting (as by inoculation)

Word History

Etymology

Latin insition-, insitio, from insitus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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