rhizomatous
adjective
rhi·zo·ma·tous
rī-ˈzō-mə-təs 
: having, resembling, or being a rhizome
a rhizomatous perennial grass
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Identify a healthy rhizomatous begonia with thick stems and no bruises or damage to the stem.
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Begonia Often used as an annual in gardens and outdoor containers, begonias make a pretty indoor plant, too, particularly fibrous and rhizomatous varieties.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2022
Yet even with this product, rhizomatous weeds will require multiple sprayings.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2023
Another versatile tender perennial, begonias—specifically rhizomatous and fibrous types—can thrive as houseplants in winter in both cool, bright conditions and somewhat warm and sunny ones, says Ms. McGowan.
—Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
One of the world’s worst weeds, infesting over 75% of Alabama’s counties, was spotted in Idaho in early May. Cogongrass, or Imperata cylindrica, is a rapid-spreading perennial rhizomatous grass.
—al, 10 July 2022
Healthy and actively growing bermudagrass typically recovers after infestation and defoliation due to its aggressive rhizomatous and stoloniferous growth habit.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2021
This method works for non-rhizomatous plants with nodes as well.
—oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021
Lentine loves the title poem for its invention of an insistent iris, a rhizomatous perennial that suffers death each fall, only to be reborn in the spring.
—Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Begonia Often used as an annual in gardens and outdoor containers, begonias make a pretty indoor plant, too, particularly fibrous and rhizomatous varieties.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2022
Yet even with this product, rhizomatous weeds will require multiple sprayings.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2023
Another versatile tender perennial, begonias—specifically rhizomatous and fibrous types—can thrive as houseplants in winter in both cool, bright conditions and somewhat warm and sunny ones, says Ms. McGowan.
—Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
One of the world’s worst weeds, infesting over 75% of Alabama’s counties, was spotted in Idaho in early May. Cogongrass, or Imperata cylindrica, is a rapid-spreading perennial rhizomatous grass.
—al, 10 July 2022
Healthy and actively growing bermudagrass typically recovers after infestation and defoliation due to its aggressive rhizomatous and stoloniferous growth habit.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2021
This method works for non-rhizomatous plants with nodes as well.
—oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021
Lentine loves the title poem for its invention of an insistent iris, a rhizomatous perennial that suffers death each fall, only to be reborn in the spring.
—Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
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rhizomatous
adjective
rhi·zo·ma·tous
rī-ˈzō-mət-əs
: having or resembling a rhizome
a drug from a rhizomatous root
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