rhizome

rhi·zome

noun \ˈrī-ˌzōm\

Definition of RHIZOME

: a somewhat elongate usually horizontal subterranean plant stem that is often thickened by deposits of reserve food material, produces shoots above and roots below, and is distinguished from a true root in possessing buds, nodes, and usually scalelike leaves

— rhi·zo·mic \rī-ˈzō-mik, -ˈzä-\ adjective

Origin of RHIZOME

New Latin rhizomat-, rhizoma, from Greek rhizōmat-, rhizōma mass of roots, from rhizoun to cause to take root, from rhiza root — more at root

First Known Use: 1845

Rhymes with RHIZOME

airdrome, at-home, beachcomb, Beerbohm, bichrome, Bornholm, bring home, clay loam, cockscomb, coulomb, coxcomb, down-home, fall home, genome, group home, hot comb, megohm, Nichrome, radome, rest home, salt dome, shalom, sheet home