See grafter on Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
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"word": "enter"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
"word": "oksastaja"
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"code": "fi",
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
"word": "varttaja"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
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],
"word": "Pfropfer"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
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],
"word": "Pflanzenveredler"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enxertador"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "priviválʹščik",
"sense": "one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting",
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},
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"sense": "an instrument by which grafting is facilitated",
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},
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"sense": "an instrument by which grafting is facilitated",
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