replantation

verb (used with object)

1. to plant again.
2. to cover again with plants, sow with seeds, etc.: After the drought, we had to replant the south lawn.
3. to transfer (a plant) from one soil or container to another.
4. Surgery. to reattach, as a severed arm, finger, or toe, especially with the use of microsurgery to reconnect nerves and blood vessels.

noun

1. the reattachment of (severed limbs or parts) by surgery

verb (tr)

1. to plant againshe replanted the bulbs that the dog had dug up
2. to reattach (a severed limb or part) by surgery

v.

1570s, from re- “back, again” + plant (v.). Related: Replanted; replanting.

n.

1. Replanting of an organ or part and the reestablishment of circulation.reimplantation

v.

1. To reattach an organ, limb, or other body part surgically to the original site.

n.

1. An organ, limb, or body part that has been replanted.