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Definitions of rootstock
  1. noun
    a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

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  2. noun
    root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
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  • radical especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
  • arrowroot canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
  • wolfsbane poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
  • basal especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
  • fireweed tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
  • orris fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
  • goldenseal perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
  • wolfbane poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
  • bloodroot perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
  • orrisroot fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
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