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rootstock
[ root-stok, root- ]
/ ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt- /
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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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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