[root-stok, roo
t-] 
| 1. | Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation. |
| 2. | Botany. a rhizome. |
rhi·zome (rī'zōm')  (click for larger image in new window) n. A horizontal, usually underground stem that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Also called rootstalk, rootstock. [Greek rhizōma, mass of roots, from rhizoun, to cause to take root, from rhiza, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] rhi·zom'a·tous (-zŏm'ə-təs, -zō'mə-) adj., rhi·zom'ic adj. |
| root·stock (rōōt'stŏk', rŏŏt'-) n.
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rootstock (r t'stŏk', r t'-) Pronunciation Key
See rhizome. |