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Words with a similar base: rootstock

'rootstock'

[rhizome.n.01] as in: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

'rootstock'

[rootstock.n.02] as in: root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

Origins

					rootstock (English)
├── root (English)
│   ├── root (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── wroten (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── wrotan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── stock (English)
    └── stocc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))