root graft

noun

1. Horticulture. the process of grafting a shoot or stem of one plant onto a section of root of another.
2. a plant, commonly a young one, that is the result of root grafting.
3. the natural underground growing together or joining of the roots of nearby plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of root graft¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The whole root graft should not be more than six or seven inches long.

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We found after some experience that it was not difficult to root-graft.

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