rootstock

root·stock

R0303200 (ro͞ot′stŏk′, ro͝ot′-)n.1. A root system of a plant, often with a portion of the stem, to which a shoot or bud is grafted.2. See rhizome.

rootstock

(ˈruːtˌstɒk) n1. (Botany) another word for rhizome2. (Horticulture) another word for stock⁷3. (Biology) biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed

root•stock

(ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt-)

n. 1. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation. 2. a rhizome. [1930–35]

root·stock

(ro͞ot′stŏk′) See rhizome.

rootstock

1. The bottom portion (root system) of a grafted plant.2. The crown of a herbaceous plant.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rootstock - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structurerhizome, rootstalkstalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	2.	rootstock - root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the rootsstock - a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

rootstock

nounA point of origination:beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root, source, spring, well.

Translations

Wurzelstockporte-greffe