noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
taking root; establishing (of a plant)
Agricultural term for a plant successfully rooting after transplanting or grafting. Used with する as an intransitive verb.
移植した苗が活着した。
The transplanted seedling has taken root.
活着率を上げるには水やりが重要だ。
Watering is important to increase the survival rate after transplanting.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
settling down; staying put
Formal or literary use for a person or group remaining in one place, taking root in a community. Less common than the agricultural sense.
彼はこの町に活着し、生涯を終えた。
He settled down in this town and spent the rest of his life here.