Rhizome: Definition with Rhizome Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.

Exact synonyms: Rootstalk, Rootstock
Generic synonyms: Stalk, Stem
Derivative terms: Rhizomatous

1. n. A rootstock. See Rootstock.

1. Noun. A horizontal underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. ¹

2. Noun. (philosophy) A so-called "image of thought" that apprehends multiplicities. See (w Rhizome (philosophy)). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. a rootlike, underground stem [n -S] : RHIZOMIC [adj]

1. A horizontal underground stem which can send out both shoots and roots, rhizomes sometimes have thickened areas that store starch. (23 Aug 1998)

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