rootstock
[root-stok, roo t-]
noun
RELATED WORDS
embryo, producer, creator, spring, influence, agent, motive, seed, fountainhead, egg, roots, parentage, generator, author, provenance, germ, source, fountain, progenitor, ancestor
Origin of rootstock
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The rootstock, which has a bitter and very acrid taste, is poisonous.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal PlantsA. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Internally the rootstock is whitish and of a spongy texture.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal PlantsA. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Description of Rootstock — The rootstock and roots are employed in medicine.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal PlantsA. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Of course, there are all gradations between a tuber and a rootstock.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
Rootstock, root-like trunks or portions of stems on or under ground, 42.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
rootstock
noun
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rootstock
[rōōt′stŏk′, rut′-]
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