NOUN | plant | rootstock, rhizome, rootstalk | a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure |
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plant | rootstock | root or part of a root used for plant propagation |
Meaning | A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure. | |
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Synonyms | rhizome, rootstalk | |
Broader | stalk, stem | A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
Spanish | portainjerto, rizoma | |
Catalan | rizoma |
Meaning | root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots. | |
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Broader | stock | A plant or stem onto which a graft is made |
Spanish | cepa, pie |
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