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Rootstock vs Understock - What's the difference?

rootstock | understock |

Understock is a synonym of rootstock.



As nouns the difference between rootstock and understock

is that rootstock is a healthy plant that is used as the base for grafting a scion while understock is the rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.

As a verb understock is

to stock with an insufficient amount.

rootstock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (agriculture) A healthy plant that is used as the base for grafting a scion
  • (by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop
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    • , passage=We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "rootstock")

    understock

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stock with an insufficient amount.
    • If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (horticulture) The rootstock onto which the scion is .