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rootstock
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rootstock has 2 senses
- rootstock(n = noun.plant) rhizome, rootstalk - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure; Array is a kind of stalk, stem
- rootstock(n = noun.plant) Array - root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots; Array is a kind of stock
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rootstock, n.
1 a rhizome.
2 a plant into which a graft is inserted.
3 a primary form from which offshoots have arisen.
1 a rhizome.
2 a plant into which a graft is inserted.
3 a primary form from which offshoots have arisen.
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