The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ROOTSTOCK , but the solution may also be SEED which is one of the most recent solution (1985 in New York Times).
Source; origin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROOTSTOCK | 50 % | 9 |
| SEED | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Source; origin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- root
- base
- foundation
- beginning
- in situ
- bedrock
- alphabetical
- developmental
- foundation stone
- place
- developmentally
- in place
Crossword Answer definitions
ROOTSTOCK noun- 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.
- (by extension) The necessary basis for something to develop
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