root graft
noun
Horticulture. the process of grafting a shoot or stem of one plant onto a section of root of another.
a plant, commonly a young one, that is the result of root grafting.
the natural underground growing together or joining of the roots of nearby plants.
Origin of root graft
1First recorded in1815–25
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How to use root graft in a sentence
The whole root graft should not be more than six or seven inches long.
American Pomology | J. A. WarderWe found after some experience that it was not difficult to root-graft.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
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