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RHIZOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rhizome" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Derivation:
rhizomatous (producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes)