rhizome

rhizome
(ri-zô-m') s. m.
Terme botanique. Tige souterraine ordinairement horizontale, qui s'allonge en poussant soit des rameaux, soit des feuilles à l'une de ses extrémités, tandis qu'elle se détruit par l'autre. Ce que l'on appelait racine traçante dans les graminées est un rhizome.
   Du grec, racine.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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  • 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 — 1832, from Gk. rhizoma mass of tree roots, from rhizoun cause to strike root, from rhiza root, probably from PIE *wrad branch, root (Cf. L. radix root, O.N. rot root, O.E. wyrt plant, herb; se …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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