a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shoots
Also called: rootstock, rootstalk
Derived forms
rhizomatous (raɪˈzɒmətəs, -ˈzəʊ-)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin rhizoma, from Greek, from rhiza a root
Examples of 'rootstalk' in a sentence
rootstalk
The present study was made to determine the effect of storage time on the budding of this particular banana rootstalk.
Ronaldo Veloso Naves, Lincoln F. Zica, Iraídes Fernandes Carneiro 2007, 'EFEITO DO PERÍODO DE ARMAZENAMENTO SOBRE A BROTAÇÃO DE MUDAS DE BANANEIRA DO CULTIVARNANICÃO (Musa acuminata AAA) EFFECT OF STORAGE TIME IN THE BUDDING OF BANANA ROOTSTOCKCULTIVAR NANICÃO (Musa acuminata AAA)', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2294. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)