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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
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
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States