transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-ˌzōm ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin rhizomat-, rhizoma, from Greek rhizōmat-, rhizōma 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 rī-ˈzō-mik, -ˈzä- adjective