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Noun: rhizome  rI-zowm
  1. A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
    "Ginger is a common edible rhizome";
    - rootstock, rootstalk

Derived forms: rhizomes

Type of: stalk, stem

Encyclopedia: Rhizome