Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rootstock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: root-stock
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The necessary basis for something to develop.

Example Sentences

"We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent."

Etymology

From root + stock.

Inflected Forms

rootstocks (plural)

Synonyms

rootstalk footing rhizome

Questions

What does rootstock mean?: 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.
Where does rootstock come from?: From root + stock.

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