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Definitions for Rhizome
[1] a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
[2] a thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris whose buds develop new roots and shoots Also called: rootstock , rootstalk
Words related to Rhizome
origin, heart, stuff, foundation, essence, soul, stem, source, seed, footing, groundwork, seat, motive, nub, ground, basis, provenance, germ, fountain, bedrock
Words nearby Rhizome
rhizocephalan, rhizocephalous, rhizoctonia, rhizogenic, rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomelia, rhizomeningomyelitis, rhizomorph, rhizomorphous, rhizophagous
Origin of Rhizome
1835–45; < New Latin rhizoma < Greek rhízōma root, stem, noun of result from rhizoûn to fix firmly, take root, derivative of rhíza root1
Other words from Rhizome
rhi·zom·a·tous [rahy-zom -uh -tuh s, -zoh -muh -] /raɪˈzɒm ə təs, -ˈzoʊ mə-/ , adjective
Word origin for Rhizome
C19: from New Latin rhizoma , from Greek, from rhiza a root
Synonyms for Rhizome
essence, foundation, heart, origin, seed, soul, source, stem, stuff, basis, bedrock, beginnings, bottom, cause, center, crux, derivation, essentiality, footing, fountain, fountainhead, fundamental, germ, ground, groundwork, inception, infrastructure, mainspring, marrow, motive, nub, nucleus, occasion, pith, provenance, provenience, quick, quintessence, radicle, radix, reason, seat, substance, substratum, tuber, underpinning, well, rock bottom, starting point