Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [root-stok, roo t-]
- /ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt-/
- /ˈruːt.stɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [root-stok, roo t-]
- /ˈrutˌstɒk, ˈrʊt-/
Definitions of rootstock word
- noun rootstock Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation. 1
- noun rootstock Botany. a rhizome. 1
- noun rootstock a basic structure from which offshoots have developed 0
- abbreviation ROOTSTOCK rhizome 0
- noun rootstock a plant onto which another is grafted as a new top 0
- noun rootstock the rootlike, attached portion of a hydroid colony 0
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Origin of rootstock
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; root1 + stock
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Parts of speech for Rootstock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rootstock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rootstock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rootstock
noun rootstock
- causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
- causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- determinant — A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- horse's mouth — horse (def 36).
Top questions with rootstock
- how to graft roses onto rootstock?
- what is a rootstock?
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- where to buy rootstock?
- how to graft apple trees onto rootstock?
- how to graft fruit trees to rootstock?
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