rīˈzōd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek rhizoun to cause to strike root — more at rhizome
in some classifications : an order of rotifers that when adult are attached by the truncated end of the tail
• rhi·zote ˈrīˌzōt adjective
• rhi·zotic (ˈ)rī|zōd.ik, -zäd.- adjective