root graft

root graft ExamplesWord Origin 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.

Origin of root graft First recorded in 1815–25 Examples from the Web for root graft Historical Examples of root graft

We 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