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Definition of: rhizome
(rī′zōm) noun Bot.
A procumbent or subterranean rootlike stem, producing roots from its lower surface and leaves or shoots from its upper surface; a rootstock. Also rhi·zo·ma (rī·zō′mə). [<NL rhizoma <Gk. rhizōma mass of roots, ult. <rhiza root]
—rhi·zom·a·tous (rī·zom′ə·təs, -zō′mə-) adjective
The bearded iris
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