ROOTSTOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rootstock mean? 

• ROOTSTOCK (noun)
  The noun ROOTSTOCK has 2 senses:

1. a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

2. root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

  Familiarity information: ROOTSTOCK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOTSTOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock

Hypernyms ("rootstock" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rootstock" is a kind of...):

stock (a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants)