rootstock
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rootstock
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From root + stock.
noun rootstocks
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A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
Similar: rootstalk
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The necessary basis for something to develop.
We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent.
Similar: footing
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noun a healthy plant used as the base for grafting
| Español | pie (de injerto), cepa |
|---|---|
| Português | porta-enxerto, cavalo |
| Deutsch | Wurzelstock |
| Italiano | portainnesto |
| Română | portaltoi |
noun basis to develop
| Español | cimiento, fundamento, base |
|---|---|
| Português | fundamento, alicerce |
Talk about this word "rootstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rootstock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rootstock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rootstock "rootstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rootstock.Cite this
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title = {rootstock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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