RHIZOME


Meaning of RHIZOME in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' r ī - ˌ z ō m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin rhizomat-, rhizoma, from Greek rhiz ō mat-, rhiz ō ma mass of roots, from rhizoun to cause to take root, from rhiza root ― more at ROOT

Date: 1845

: a somewhat elongate usually horizontal subterranean plant stem that is often thickened by deposits of reserve food material, produces shoots above and roots below, and is distinguished from a true root in possessing buds, nodes, and usually scalelike leaves

– rhi · zo · mic \ r ī - ' z ō -mik, - ' zä- \ adjective

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