- rhi·zome
- /ˈraıˌzoʊm/ noun, pl -zomes [count]botany : a thick plant stem that grows underground and has shoots and roots growing from it
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rhi|zome — «RY zohm», noun. a rootlike stem lying on or underneath the ground, which usually sends out roots below and leafy shoots above; rootstock. The rhizome stores food to be used by the new plant the following year. »In some underground stems, that is … Useful english dictionary
zome — id·i·o·zome; rhi·zome; … English syllables
rhizome — rhi·zome … English syllables
rhizome — rhi•zome [[t]ˈraɪ zoʊm[/t]] n. bot a rootlike underground stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usu. produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL rhizoma < Gk rhízōma root,… … From formal English to slang
rhizome — rhi|zome [ˈraızəum US zoum] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: rhizoma, from Greek, mass of roots , from rhiza root ] technical the thick stem of some plants, which lies under the ground and has roots and leaves growing out of it … Dictionary of contemporary English
rhizome — rhi|zome [ raı,zoum ] noun count TECHNICAL a thick plant stem that grows along the ground and produces roots and new plant growth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rhizome — The creeping underground stem of plants such as iris, calamus, and sanguinaria. [G. rhizoma, mass of roots, fr. rhiza, root, + oma, mass] * * * rhi·zome rī .zōm n a usu. horizontal subterranean plant stem that is distinguished from a true root in … Medical dictionary
Rhizome — Rhi*zome , n. [Gr. ??? the mass of roots (of a tree), a stem, race, fr. ??? to make to root, pass., to take root, fr. ??? a root: cf. F. rhizome.] (Bot.) A rootstock. See {Rootstock}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
