Rootstock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rootstock is a noun meaning (figurative, by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop.
Meaning
(figurative, by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop.
More Meanings
- (agriculture) 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.
Example Sentences
We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent.
Word Forms
- rootstocks
Synonyms for rootstock
Depending on context, synonyms include rootstalk, rhizome.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rootstalk, rhizome, grafting, taro, tuberous, root.
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