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rhizome

/ˈraɪ.zəʊm/

/ˈraɪ.zoʊm/

rhizomenoun

rhizomes

/ˈraɪ.zəʊm/

/ˈraɪ.zoʊm/

Translations

The rhizome of the ginger plant is often used in cooking.

Корневище имбирного растения часто используется в кулинарии.

Definitions

A continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

The gardener carefully divided the rhizome to propagate new plants.

In post-structuralist theory, a model of knowledge or cultural organization characterized by nonlinear, non-hierarchical links.

The concept of the rhizome challenges traditional hierarchical approaches to knowledge.

Synonyms

underground stem

rhizomeadjective

/ˈraɪzəʊm/

/ˈraɪzoʊm/

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., "rhizome tissue").

Definitions

Relating to or derived from a rhizome.

Rhizome development influences the plant’s ability to spread underground.