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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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Synonyms: rootstalk
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The necessary basis for something to develop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Synonyms: footing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stock
noun
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rhizome, rootstalk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stalk, stem
History
From root + stock.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
