ROOTSTOCK


Meaning of ROOTSTOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrüt-ˌstäk, ˈru̇t- ]

noun

Date: 1832

1. : a rhizomatous underground part of a plant

2. : a stock for grafting consisting of a root or a piece of root ; broadly : stock 3b

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