rhizome
A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.
Other meanings
A so-called “image of thought” that apprehends multiplicities.
A kind of
- stalk
Related words
- microrhizome
- rhizomed
- rhizomic
- rhizomatic
- rhizomatous
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ῥίζωμα".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rhizome” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.