rootstock

English Thesaurus

1. root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	stock,
definition	:	a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants (noun.plant)

2. a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	stalk, stem,
definition	:	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (noun.plant)

derivation	:	rhizomatous,
definition	:	producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes (adj.pert)

derivation	:	rhizomatous,
definition	:	producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes (adj.pert)