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plural transplants
An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant. examples
Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant. examples
(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation. examples
(medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft. examples
(US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence. quotations examples
The Seigneur summoned the island's doctor, a young transplant from London named Peter Counsell, who determined that Mrs. Beaumont had suffered a stroke.
2012 October 29, Lauren Collins, The New Yorker