understock

American  

[uhn-der-stok, uhn-der-stok] / ˌʌn dərˈstɒk, ˈʌn dərˌstɒk /

verb (used with object)

1. to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.

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noun

1. Horticulture. (in grafting) the rooted plant that receives the scion.

Etymology

Origin of understock

First recorded in 1755–65; under- + stock

Example Sentences

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understock

WEBER: When you make that cut of the excess understock, you don't even wax?

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

I also have two Schafer trees that came grafted apparently on Carpathian understock; but these start as early as the others.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

When graft shows two inches or more growth, cut understock off close above the union, and then give house plenty of ventilation to avoid soft growth.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The use of eastern black walnut as understock has been practised by several orchardists and nurserymen, and a few will have trees for sale in the near future.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The root system of the seedling understock continued to live, however.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Weschcke, Carl