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

Derived forms: rootstalks

Type of: stalk, stem

Encyclopedia: Rootstalk