ex·plant 
(ĕk-splănt)
(ĕk-splănt)tr.v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
n. (ĕksplănt′)
Explanted tissue.
[EX- + (IM)PLANT.]
ex′plan·tation n.