rootstock

== English == === Etymology === From root +‎ stock. === Noun === rootstock (plural rootstocks) (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. Synonym: rootstalk (figurative, by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop. Synonym: footing ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === rootstock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia