"rootstock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rootstocks [plural]
Etymology: root + stock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|root|stock}} root + stock Head templates: {{en-noun}} rootstock (plural rootstocks)
  1. (agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture. Categories (topical): Agriculture Synonyms: rootstalk Translations (a healthy plant used as the base for grafting): perusrunko (Finnish), bacelo [masculine] (Galician), Wurzelstock [masculine] (German), oltóalany [singular] (Hungarian), bonnstoc [masculine] (Irish), portainnesto [masculine] (Italian), stirps [feminine] (Latin), bun-sthock (Manx), podkładka [feminine] (Polish), porta-enxerto [masculine] (Portuguese), portaltoi [neuter] (Romanian), pie (de injerto) [masculine] (Spanish), cepa [feminine] (Spanish), ugatsuloy (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-rootstock-en-noun-etyY3B5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 73 27 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'a healthy plant used as the base for grafting': 91 9
  2. (figurative, by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop. Tags: broadly, figuratively Translations (basis to develop): cimiento [masculine] (Spanish), fundamento [masculine] (Spanish), base [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rootstock-en-noun-5jI~UDEh Disambiguation of 'basis to develop': 12 88

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