rootstock

root·stock (r

, r

1. See rhizome.

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

3. A source or origin.

rootstock [ˈruːtˌstɒk]

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

rootstock (r

, r

See rhizome.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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

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achira
Aconitum lycoctonum
adder's fern
Adiantum bellum
Anemopsis californica
Bermuda maidenhair
Bermuda maidenhair fern
bitter dock
blue cohosh
blueberry root
broad-leaved dock
Campanula rapunculoides
Canna edulis
Canna indica
Cardamine bulbifera
cattail family
Caulophyllum thalictrioides
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Chimaphila

Among her tally is a rootstock that she intends to use for grafting Au she wants to graft a specimen with deep red flowers to another that has pale petals with a darker margin.

Collector's peace by The Week (Muscat, Oman)

The rootstock is the type of roots on to which the chosen variety of apple has been grafted.

Fruit in a tight squeeze; Gardening by The Mirror (London, England)

Cost: Free, though rootstock for grafting will cost a few dollars Scheduled class topics: 11 a.

Gardening groups offer day of special seed exchanges at Lane ... by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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