rhizome

[ rahy-zohm ]

/ ˈraɪ zoʊm /

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noun Botany.

a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.

Origin of rhizome

1835–45; <New Latin rhizoma<Greek rhízōma root, stem, noun of result from rhizoûn to fix firmly, take root, derivative of rhízaroot¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rhizome

rhi·zom·a·tous

[rahy-zom-uh-tuhs, -zoh-muh-], /raɪˈzɒm ə təs, -ˈzoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby rhizome

rhizocephalan, rhizocephalous, rhizoctonia, rhizogenic, rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomelia, rhizomeningomyelitis, rhizomorph, rhizomorphous, rhizophagous

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Example sentences from the Web for rhizome

Organizations such as Rhizome have been archiving such work even longer and have over 2,000 pieces online.
Would You Buy an Internet Website as Art?|Jessica Dawson|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rhizome contains an acid resin and volatile oil, starch and gum.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Jup was not forgotten, and he ate with relish some stone-pine almonds and rhizome roots, with which he was abundantly supplied.
Abandoned|Jules Verne
The rhizome, which is the officinal part, though yellow in the recent root, becomes of a dark yellowish-brown by age.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

Where the stem of the Fern is upright it is properly termed a caudex, whilst in its horizontal form it is spoken of as a rhizome.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Scales of rhizome and stipes narrow, of firm texture and with thick-walled cells.
The Fern Lover's Companion|George Henry Tilton

British Dictionary definitions for rhizome

rhizome

/ (ˈraɪzəʊm) /

noun

a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shootsAlso called: rootstock, rootstalk

Derived forms of rhizome

rhizomatous (raɪˈzɒmətəs, -ˈzəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin for rhizome

C19: from New Latin rhizoma, from Greek, from rhiza a root

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Scientific definitions for rhizome

rhizome

[ rī′zōm′ ]

A plant stem that grows horizontally under or along the ground and often sends out roots and shoots. New plants develop from the shoots. Ginger, iris, and violets have rhizomes. Also called rootstock Compare bulb corm runner tuber.

单词	rhizome
释义	rhizome [ rahy-zohm ] / ˈraɪ zoʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rhizome ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface. Origin of rhizome 1835–45; <New Latin rhizoma<Greek rhízōma root, stem, noun of result from rhizoûn to fix firmly, take root, derivative of rhízaroot¹ OTHER WORDS FROM rhizome rhi·zom·a·tous [rahy-zom-uh-tuhs, -zoh-muh-], /raɪˈzɒm ə təs, -ˈzoʊ mə-/, adjective Words nearby rhizome rhizocephalan, rhizocephalous, rhizoctonia, rhizogenic, rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomelia, rhizomeningomyelitis, rhizomorph, rhizomorphous, rhizophagous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhizome Organizations such as Rhizome have been archiving such work even longer and have over 2,000 pieces online. Would You Buy an Internet Website as Art?\|Jessica Dawson\|June 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The rhizome contains an acid resin and volatile oil, starch and gum. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds Jup was not forgotten, and he ate with relish some stone-pine almonds and rhizome roots, with which he was abundantly supplied. Abandoned\|Jules Verne The rhizome, which is the officinal part, though yellow in the recent root, becomes of a dark yellowish-brown by age. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Where the stem of the Fern is upright it is properly termed a caudex, whilst in its horizontal form it is spoken of as a rhizome. How to Know the Ferns\|S. Leonard Bastin Scales of rhizome and stipes narrow, of firm texture and with thick-walled cells. The Fern Lover's Companion\|George Henry Tilton British Dictionary definitions for rhizome rhizome / (ˈraɪzəʊm) / noun a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shootsAlso called: rootstock, rootstalk Derived forms of rhizome rhizomatous (raɪˈzɒmətəs, -ˈzəʊ-), adjective Word Origin for rhizome C19: from New Latin rhizoma, from Greek, from rhiza a root Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rhizome origin, heart, stuff, foundation, essence, soul, stem, source, seed, footing, groundwork, seat, motive, nub, ground, basis, provenance, germ, fountain, bedrock Scientific definitions for rhizome rhizome [ rī′zōm′ ] A plant stem that grows horizontally under or along the ground and often sends out roots and shoots. New plants develop from the shoots. Ginger, iris, and violets have rhizomes. Also called rootstock Compare bulb corm runner tuber. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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rhizome

noun Botany.

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noun

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