rootstock

English

noun

Definitions

(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.
(by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop

Etymology

Compound from English root (dig up, cheer for) + English stock (supply, cover with material, target, butt, source).

Origin

English

stock

Gloss

supply, cover with material, target, butt, source

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

alumroot English
arrowroot English
backstock English
ballstock English
balsamroot English
bareroot English
basestock English
bedstock English
beetroot English
bestock English
birthroot English
biscuitroot English
bitstock English
bitterroot English
blackroot English
blendstock English
bloodroot English
bloodstock English
breadroot English
broodstock English
buttstock English
chinaroot English
clubroot English
colicroot English
coralroot English
counterstock English
crinkleroot English
cryostock English
deadstock English
destock English
diestock English
disroot English
dragonroot English
drillstock English
enroot English
farmstock English
fatstock English
feedstock English
fernroot English
feverroot English
fingerroot English
flagroot English
forestock English
gazingstock English
grassroot English
gunstock English
gunstock war club English
headstock English
hoofstock English
jesting-stock English
knotroot English
lackstock English
laughing stock English
laughingstock English
livestock English
macrostock English
manroot English
microstock English
midroot English
midstock English
multiroot English
muskroot English
netherstock English
nonroot English
nonstock English
orangeroot English
outroot English
overstock English
pigroot English
pinkroot English
pokeroot English
puttyroot English
rawstock English
redroot English
reroot English
restock English
riceroot English
rollingstock English
root English
root bark English
root-fallen English
rootable English
rootball English
rootbark English
rootbound English
rootcap English
rooter English
rootery English
rootest English
rooteth English
rootfinder English
rootfinding English
roothold English
roothole English
rooting English
rootkit English
rootle English
rootless English
rootlet English
rootlike English
rootogram English
rootrot English
rootward English
rootwork English
rootworker English
rootworm English
rooty English
rootzone English
roseroot English
roughstock English
rudderstock English
shimstock English
snakeroot English
soaproot English
soapstock English
squawroot English
stock English
stockable English
stockade English
stockage English
stockboy English
stockbreeder English
stockbreeding English
stockbroker English
stockbrokerage English
stockbroking English
stockdove English
stocker English
stocketh English
stockfeed English
stockfish English
stockgirl English
stockgrower English
stockholder English
stockholding English
stocking English
stockish English
stockist English
stockjobber English
stockkeeper English
stockless English
stocklike English
stocklist English
stockman English
stockpicker English
stockpile English
stockpot English
stockrider English
stockroom English
stocktake English
stocktaking English
stockwhip English
stockwoman English
stocky English
stockyard English
stoneroot English
sunroot English
superstock English
sweetroot English
tailstock English
taproot English
tipstock English
toolstock English
understock English
unroot English
unstock English
uproot English
webroot English
whipstock English
woolstock English
word-stock English
workstock English
wormroot English
yellowroot English
youngstock English
stock Italian
stock Dutch, Flemish
stock French
stock Spanish, Castilian
estoque Portuguese
root Portuguese
stocc Old English
rote Middle English
stoca Irish
root Chinese