rootstock

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Synonyms: footstock, footstick, footsock, rostock, woodstock, rootstalk, woolstock, rootstocks, roostcock, roots rock, rootstown

Antonyms: footstock, footstick, footsock, rostock, woodstock, rootstalk, woolstock, rootstocks, roostcock, roots rock, rootstown

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q17216}}{{lb|en|agriculture}} A [[healthy]] and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in [[graft]]ing, most commonly as a sound base to support a [[scion]] that bears [[desirable]] [[fruit]] in [[orchard]] [[culture]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative|by extension}} The [[necessary]] [[basis]] for something to [[develop]].

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