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Rhizome : (noun)
1: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below
serving as a reproductive structure [syn: rootstock, rootstalk]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rhizome : \Rhi*zome"\, n. [Gr. ??? the mass of roots (of a tree),
a stem, race, fr. ??? to make to root, pass., to take root,
fr. ??? a root: cf. F. rhizome.] (Bot.)
A rootstock. See Rootstock.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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