Found 2 items, similar to Rhizome.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rhizome rhizome n : a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: rootstock, rootstalk]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rhizome 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]