Associations to the word «Rootstock»

Wiktionary

ROOTSTOCK, noun. (agriculture) A healthy plant that is used as the base for grafting a scion
ROOTSTOCK, noun. (by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop

Dictionary definition

ROOTSTOCK, noun. A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.
ROOTSTOCK, noun. Root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley