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rootstock: see rhizome rhizome (rī`zōm) or rootstock, ..... Click the link for more information. . 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kava kava is prepared from the fresh or dried rhizomes and rootstocks of a robust perennial shrub, Piper methysticum. Typically, roses growing out from rootstocks are medium size, wine red in color, and without fragrance. Dale Bryan of Hollydale Nursery in Tennessee was chosen to grow the Famous & Historic Johnny Appleseed tree because of his expertise with T budding, a form of grafting in which cuttings (from the original Ohio tree) are budded into envelopes of bark on common apple tree rootstocks. |
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