rootstock (redirected from Stock (botany))

root·stock  (rtstk, rt-)

n.

1. See rhizome.

2. A root or part of a root used as a stock for plant propagation.

3. A source or origin.

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rootstock [ˈruːtˌstɒk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for rhizome

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) another name for stock [7]

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed

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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]

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rootstock  (rtstk, rt-)

See rhizome.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rootstock - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure rhizome, rootstalk stalk, 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 roots stock - a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

Translations

rootstock [ˈruːtstɒk] N → rizoma m