# rootstock

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #76,282

## Definitions
1. A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.
2. The necessary basis for something to develop.

## Etymology
From root + stock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rootstock