rootstock

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Virtually all of our vines are planted on their own roots, while all of California is grafted onto rootstock that is resistant to a terrible pest called phylloxera.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

In 1847, an enslaved man known only as Antoine invented a way to graft pecan trees, melding the scion of one pecan tree to the rootstock of another for easy propagation.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022

The soil of Napa Valley may be more diverse than any in the world and trying to understand all the variables, whether it’s rootstock, humidity or the effects of climate change, is humbling.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020

Previously, folk would simply make new by grafting scion wood of the desired variety to rootstock.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2020

It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah