Meaning of ROOTSTOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'root`stâk
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
- [n] a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
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ROOTSTOCK is a 9 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | rhizome, rootstalk |
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| | See Also: | | stalk, stem, stock | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Root"stock`\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial underground stem, producing leafly s?ems or
flower stems from year to year; a rhizome.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A short, erect, swollen structure at the junction of the root and shoot systems of a plant. |
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