ROOTSTOCK

rootstock

(noun) root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk

(noun) a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rootstock (plural rootstocks)

(agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.

(by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop

Source: Wiktionary


Root"stock`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A perennial underground stem, producing leafly s

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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