rootstock
noun
root·stock
ˈrüt-ˌstäk 
ˈru̇t-
1
: a rhizomatous underground part of a plant
2
: a stock for grafting consisting of a root or a piece of root
broadly
: stock sense 7b
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Many of our small trees are grafted onto rootstocks that can tolerate our local soil conditions.
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
In recent years, tomato varieties grafted onto bacterial wilt resistant rootstocks are becoming increasingly available.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
In the vein of Jim Ford and Tony Joe White, East’s voice is fully formed here, twining country rootstock with soul and gospel so tightly that the traditions feel inseparable, and rightly so.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
That’s because they are all grafted onto more durable rootstocks.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
In recent years, tomato varieties grafted onto bacterial wilt resistant rootstocks are becoming increasingly available.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
In the vein of Jim Ford and Tony Joe White, East’s voice is fully formed here, twining country rootstock with soul and gospel so tightly that the traditions feel inseparable, and rightly so.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
That’s because they are all grafted onto more durable rootstocks.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Rootstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rootstock. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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rootstock
noun
root·stock
ˈrüt-ˌstäk
ˈru̇t-
1
: rhizome
2
: a root or part of a root to which an aboveground plant part is grafted
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