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rootstock
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rootstock: see rhizome rhizome (rī`zōm) or rootstock,
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rootstock
1. another name for rhizome
2. another name for stock
3. Biology a basic structure from which offshoots have developed

rootstock [′rüt‚stäk]
(botany)
A root or part of a root used as the stock for grafting.


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Lane County Dahlia Society: Dahlia tuber auction featuring tubers and root stock of all forms and colors of dahlias, 7:30 p.
The plants are grown carefully from seeds that are sustainably harvested, instead of from root stock that depletes natural sources and creates more disease-prone plants.
Since only American root stock could resist the parasite, most growers ultimately grafted their vines onto American plants, but how could Champagne's vines claim a unique prestige when grown from American roots?
 
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