rootstock

[ root-stok, root- ]

/ ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt- /

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noun

Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation.

Botany. a rhizome.

Origin of rootstock

First recorded in 1930–35; root¹ + stock

Words nearby rootstock

Roots blower, rootserver, root sheath, roots music, rootstalk, rootstock, root system, root test, root treatment, root up, rootworm

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Example sentences from the Web for rootstock

Rootstock of Solomon's Seal, with the bottom of the stalk of the season, and the bud for the next year's growth.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Ferns are propagated by the growth and budding of the rootstock as well as by the ordinary method of reproduction.
How to Know the Ferns|Frances Theodora Parsons
After the rootstock has been kept for some time it will become greenish yellow or brown internally and its quality impaired.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Some of the scars are depressed below the surface of the rootstock, while others are raised above it.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

In front a common herbaceous Fern (Polypodium vulgare) with its creeping stem or rootstock.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for rootstock

rootstock

/ (ˈruːtˌstɒk) /

noun

another name for rhizome

another name for stock (def. 7)

biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed

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Scientific definitions for rootstock

rootstock

[ rōōt′stŏk′, rut′- ]

See rhizome.

单词	rootstock
释义	rootstock [ root-stok, root- ] / ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rootstock ON THESAURUS.COM noun Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation. Botany. a rhizome. Origin of rootstock First recorded in 1930–35; root¹ + stock Words nearby rootstock Roots blower, rootserver, root sheath, roots music, rootstalk, rootstock, root system, root test, root treatment, root up, rootworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rootstock Rootstock of Solomon's Seal, with the bottom of the stalk of the season, and the bud for the next year's growth. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Ferns are propagated by the growth and budding of the rootstock as well as by the ordinary method of reproduction. How to Know the Ferns\|Frances Theodora Parsons After the rootstock has been kept for some time it will become greenish yellow or brown internally and its quality impaired. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding Some of the scars are depressed below the surface of the rootstock, while others are raised above it. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding In front a common herbaceous Fern (Polypodium vulgare) with its creeping stem or rootstock. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for rootstock rootstock / (ˈruːtˌstɒk) / noun another name for rhizome another name for stock (def. 7) biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rootstock embryo, producer, creator, spring, influence, agent, motive, seed, fountainhead, egg, roots, parentage, generator, author, provenance, germ, source, fountain, progenitor, ancestor Scientific definitions for rootstock rootstock [ rōōt′stŏk′, rut′- ] See rhizome. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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rootstock

noun

Origin of rootstock

Words nearby rootstock

Example sentences from the Web for rootstock

British Dictionary definitions for rootstock

noun

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Scientific definitions for rootstock