grafting

noun

1. The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
2. The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
3. The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
4. A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of graft