Etymology dictionary. 2014.
RHIZOME — En morphologie végétale, un rhizome est une tige souterraine garnie de racines adventives, à feuilles réduites à des écailles ou absentes, et terminée par un bourgeon, souvent d’abord horizontal (portion rhizomateuse à sa première année), puis… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhizome — ► NOUN ▪ a horizontal underground plant stem with lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals. ORIGIN Greek rhiz ma, from rhiza root … English terms dictionary
rhizome — [rī′zōm΄] n. [ModL rhizoma < Gr rhizōma < rhizousthai, to take root < rhiza,ROOT1] a creeping stem lying, usually horizontally, at or under the surface of the soil and differing from a root in having scale leaves, bearing leaves or… … English World dictionary
rhizome — by Felicity J.Colman Rhizome describes the connections that occur between the most disparate and the most similar of objects, places and people; the strange chains of events that link people: the feeling of six degrees of separation , the… … The Deleuze dictionary
rhizome — by Felicity J.Colman Rhizome describes the connections that occur between the most disparate and the most similar of objects, places and people; the strange chains of events that link people: the feeling of six degrees of separation , the… … The Deleuze dictionary
Rhizome — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rhizome (homonymie). Le rhizome d une plante est la partie souterraine et parfois subaquatique (ex : pour l iris pseudacorus) de la tige de certaines plantes vivaces … Wikipédia en Français
Rhizome — This article is about the botanical term. For other uses, see Rhizome (disambiguation). A harvested ginger rhizome … Wikipedia
rhizome — rhizomatous /ruy zom euh teuhs, zoh meuh /, adj. /ruy zohm/, n. Bot. a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface. [1835 45; < NL rhizoma … Universalium
rhizome — UK [ˈraɪzəʊm] / US [ˈraɪˌzoʊm] noun [countable] Word forms rhizome : singular rhizome plural rhizomes biology a thick plant stem that grows along the ground and produces roots and new plant growth … English dictionary
