explant

== English == === Etymology === From ex- +‎ plant. === Noun === explant (plural explants) (biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells. ==== Derived terms ==== microexplant ==== Translations ==== === Verb === explant (third-person singular simple present explants, present participle explanting, simple past and past participle explanted) (medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted. ==== Derived terms ==== explantation === Anagrams === Planet X