RHIZOME


Meaning of RHIZOME in English

[ 'rʌɪzəʊm ]

■ noun Botany a continuously growing horizontal underground stem with lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

Origin

C19: from Gk rhizōma , from rhizousthai 'take root', based on rhiza 'root'.

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