rhizome Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Noun
rhizome
Meaning

A rhizome is a modified plant stem that grows horizontally underground, sending out roots from its bottom and new shoots from its top.
a stem of some plants that grows horizontally along or under the ground and produces roots and leaves

  • This seedling has four plumules and two primary rhizome segments (pencil-thin structures).
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