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rhizome |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rhizome n : a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: {rootstock}, {rootstalk}]
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