understock
[ verb uhn-der-stok; noun uhn-der-stok ]
/ verb ˌʌn dərˈstɒk; noun ˈʌn dərˌstɒk /
verb (used with object)
to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
noun
Horticulture.
(in grafting) the rooted plant that receives the scion.
Words nearby understock
understanding,
understate,
understated,
understatement,
understeer,
understock,
understood,
understorey,
understory,
understrapper,
understratum
Example sentences from the Web for understock
Broadview has often suffered winter injury at both locations, and in 1950-51 was killed to the understock at Urbana.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers AssociationYou cut your scion wedge and then make your understock cut and you will seldom make a mistake after you get experience.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers Association