rootstock
rootstock noun: a healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
Noun
rootstock (plural rootstocks)
- A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
- Synonyms:
- rootstalk
- The necessary basis for something to develop.
- We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent.2009 January 30, Simon Jenkins, “For real secrets we already have the one-and-a-half-year memoir rule”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- footing
rootstock meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
rootstock in Tamil
- ஆணிவேர்
rootstock in Tagalog
- a healthy plant used as the base for grafting
- ugatsuloy
Synonyms of rootstock
Forms of rootstock
| plural | rootstocks |
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Origin of rootstock
From root + stock.
Questions about rootstock
- What does rootstock mean?
- Rootstock means a healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
- What is rootstock in Tamil?
- Rootstock in Tamil is ஆணிவேர். See Rootstock meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rootstock?
- Rootstock is a noun.
- What is the plural of rootstock?
- The plural of rootstock is rootstocks.
Words near rootstock in the dictionary
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