rootstock Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
rootstalk; rhizome.
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noun root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
WordNet
Root"stock` noun
Definitions
(Bot.) A perennial underground stem, producing leafly sems or flower stems from year to year; a rhizome.
