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rootstock

Pronunciation: /ˈruːtstɒk/
Definition of rootstock

noun

  • 1a rhizome.
  • 2a plant on to which another variety is grafted.
  • a primary form or source from which offshoots have arisen:the rootstock of all post-Triassic ammonites

rootstock in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rootstock in the US English dictionary