greffon

French

Etymology

From greffe (“graft”) +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛ.fɔ̃/ ~ /ɡʁe.fɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

greffon m (plural greffons)

1. (horticulture) graft, scion
2. (surgery) graft, piece of grafted tissue
3. (computing) plug-in

Further reading

• “greffon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.