what does rootstock mean?
ROOTSTOCK as NOUN
- Meaning
- root or part of a root used for plant propagation
- especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
Hypernyms(s) rootstock is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) rootstock is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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