rootstock

[ root-stok, root- ]

/ ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt- /

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noun

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

Botany. a rhizome.

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Origin of rootstock

First recorded in 1930–35; root¹ + stock

Words nearby rootstock

roots, Roots blower, rootserver, roots music, rootstalk, rootstock, root system, root test, root treatment, root up, rootworm

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How to use rootstock in a sentence

This year, Gamble will begin replanting vines lower to the ground on weather-resistant native rootstock and adjusting the vines’ row orientation to protect grapes from the hot midday sun.
The Wine World Is About to Get a Big Shake-Up|klindsey|January 17, 2022|Outside Online
They will also be researching how different rootstocks fare under changing temperatures and extreme conditions and whether reducing the number of vines per hectare will strengthen vineyard health, he said.
Burgundy’s wine region banks on resilient older vines to cope with climate change|Dave McIntyre|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
It has a creeping woody rootstock, and a rough angular stem; and the petals are generally but little longer than the sepals.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
The fronds of the Brake are more or less solitary, rising from distinct and somewhat distant portions of the rootstock.
How to Know the Ferns|Frances Theodora Parsons

Ferns are propagated by the growth and budding of the rootstock as well as by the ordinary method of reproduction.
How to Know the Ferns|Frances Theodora Parsons
A thick, short rootstock provided with buds, like the potato, is called a tuber.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf|Jane H. Newell
It has a short, woody rootstock; and erect, branching stems varying from two to four feet in height.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for rootstock

rootstock

/ (ˈruːtˌstɒk) /

noun

another name for rhizome

another name for stock (def. 7)

biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed

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Scientific definitions for rootstock

rootstock

[ rōōt′stŏk′, rut′- ]

See rhizome.

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