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Root·stock

/ˈro͞otˌstäk/

noun
- 1. a rhizome.
- ▪ a plant onto which another variety is grafted.
- ▪ a primary form or source from which offshoots have arisen: "the rootstock of all post-Triassic ammonites"
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Plant cultivar bred as a root system with disease resistance and other desirable properties to which another cultivar is grafted
A rootstock is part of a plant, often an underground part, from which new above-ground growth can be produced. It could also be described as a stem with a well developed root system, to which a bud from another plant is grafted. It can refer to a rhizome or underground stem. In grafting, it refers to a plant, sometimes just a stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, onto which... Wikipedia
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