adjective
-
incapable of producing others of its kind; barren; sterile; bearing no fruit; acarpous.
-
of no use; useless.
-
(shoot or bud of one plant or tree) inserted into the stem or trunk of another, for the continuance of its growth, and becoming a permanent part; grafting.
-
sterilized, by removing the organs of reproduction of preventing them from function effectively, with a view to making incapable of producing others of its kind.