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rootstalk

[root-stawk, root-]

root·stalk

[root-stawk, root-]
noun Botany.
a rhizome.

Origin:
root1 + stalk1
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rootstalk

noun
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: rhizome
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