ROOTSTOCK


Meaning of ROOTSTOCK in English

/rooht"stok', root"-/ , n.

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

2. Bot. a rhizome.

[ 1930-35; ROOT 1 + STOCK ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .