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root graft

noun

  1. Horticulture. the process of grafting a shoot or stem of one plant onto a section of root of another.
  2. a plant, commonly a young one, that is the result of root grafting.
  3. the natural underground growing together or joining of the roots of nearby plants.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of root graft1

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

The whole root graft should not be more than six or seven inches long.

We found after some experience that it was not difficult to root-graft.

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