scion
ഇളമുറക്കാരൻ
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Rose Wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting scions onto imported root stocks from the U.K., Canada and Australia.
a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.
he was the scion of a wealthy family
a descendant of a notable family.
example
Many kinds of pistachio trees that aren't cultivated for their nuts are instead used as rootstocks to which the upper, nut-bearing portion of the tree, or 'scion' , is grafted.
John was the 'scion' of a family that thrived on back-stabbing.
The 'scion' of a courtier family with wealthy estates in Buckinghamshire and Yorkshire, he received a gentleman's education at Oxford and the Inns of Court, before embarking on the Grand Tour of Europe.
Remember, no matter how the 'scion' may seem, so long as there is light in his eyes, there is still hope.
he was the 'scion' of a wealthy family
he was the 'scion' of a wealthy family
However, with the results of our experiments with the 'scion' 's blood sample, it is possible that a cure may be devised for this malady.
He has been identified, or at least in the eyes of his critics, as the 'scion' of important political family, one in which he's had to do very little on his own to be successful.
She is after all the 'scion' of mighty kings, no matter how ill-gotten she may be.
It's the same 'scion' and the rootstocks are different, so you have a different tree - and there are thousands and thousands of root stocks that can affect quality, size, taste, all of these things.
George Washington was a 'scion' and leader of Virginia's landed, slaveowning gentry.
Every so often I try and re-invent myself as a 'scion' of publishing and literature.
He is the 'scion' of a wealthy Saudi family that made its fortune in the construction business.
It is especially important to protect the bud union (where the top 'scion' meets the rootstock).
Time and again, I have observed suckering (vigorous growth from roots) and incompatibility between rootstock and 'scion' .
The souvenir programme for Arbor Day in 1955 includes a note on the presentation of 'scions' of the tree, and there is a report that four newly-wed brides from Aston-on-Clun received them.
Rose Wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting 'scions' onto imported root stocks from the U.K., Canada and Australia.
The interesting in more exotic and unusual varieties has enlarged the available support system, so we now get already grafted and licensed trees or, if needed, we order dormant 'scions' from other collectors.
To get the best two-tone look, graft several 'scions' randomly around the plant.
Like their ancestors, the 'scions' of pre-Hispanic rulers were especially keen patrons.
Her genetic legacy (and her mother's, and her mother's mother's…) abides in her 'scions' .
In roses, their spread is chiefly caused by grafting infected 'scions' , buds and/or root stocks.
The other night I dined with him and his charming hosts, 'scions' of one of America's oldest corporations.
Up north, the Yankees are in disarray as former 'scions' of industry go on trial and the stock market does a passable impersonation of a weapon of mass destruction.
It might seem non-egalitarian, but consider that for the past two years we've been trying to ratify the succession of one of two political dynasties - neither of whose 'scions' has had a non-political aspiration since birth.
Investment management was originally more of an art form than a science, gut instinct and personal knowledge being the main weapons of many of the 'scions' of Wall Street whose eponymous practices now dominate the world.
Companies of cadets (a term originally meaning the younger 'scions' of noble houses) were first formed in France in 1682, to teach young noblemen the duties of an officer.
Even more infuriating to people like her, poorer students sometimes pass the entrance exams while 'scions' of wealthy families fail to make the grade.
Is a global social conscience a luxury only the pampered 'scions' of the middle classes can afford?
How can we Americans, 'scions' of Jefferson and Paine that we are, ever rest easy if we allow such a capitulation to take place?
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