Lewis & Short

ĭn-ŏcŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to inoculate, i. e. to ingraft an eye or bud of one tree into another (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: arbores ficorum, Col. 11, 2, 59.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. To implant: justitiae affectum pectoribus, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 1.
    2. B. To adorn: bullis aureis inoculatus, App. M. 6, p. 185, 21.