step stool; stool for reaching high places
A small stool or platform used to stand on when reaching high shelves or objects.
I used a step stool to get something from the high shelf.
In horticulture, the rooted part of a plant onto which a scion is grafted.
This rose is grafted onto a strong stock.
台木 is a more common term for rootstock in grafting; 継ぎ台 is less frequent but synonymous.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Abbreviated spelling; less common but still used.
Variant using 接ぐ; rarely seen.
Abbreviated variant of 接ぎ台; very rare.
Compound of 継ぎ (tsugi, 'joining' or 'splicing') and 台 (dai, 'stand' or 'platform'). The first sense refers to a platform used to extend one's reach, while the second sense is a specialized horticultural term for the base plant in grafting.