rhizome
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zoʊm 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:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin rhizoma < Greek rhízōma root, stem, noun of result from rhizoûn to fix firmly, take root, derivative of rhíza root1
1835–45; < Neo-Latin rhizoma < Greek rhízōma root, stem, noun of result from rhizoûn to fix firmly, take root, derivative of rhíza root1
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rhizome (ˈraɪzəʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| rootstock, Also called: rootstalk a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shoots | |
| [C19: from New Latin rhizoma, from Greek, from rhiza a root] | |
| rhizomatous | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
rhizome
1845, from Gk. rhizoma "mass of tree roots," from rhizoun "cause to strike root," from rhiza "root," probably from PIE *wrad- "branch, root" (cf. L. radix "root," O.N. rot "root," O.E. wyrt "plant, herb;" see radish).
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rhizome (rī'zōm') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
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Example sentences
With a knife, cut the parent rhizome into segments so each has its own leaf fan.
Powdered rhizome has been considered particularly effective against parasitic worms.
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