rootstock, n.
(rootstocks)
(rootstocks)
root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
<noun.plant>
rootstock
semantic pointers
hypernym
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
<noun.plant>
rhizome rootstalk rootstock
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym