Word: rootstock
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: root
stock
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: root
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
Affix: stock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The plant upon which the scion is grafted.