Rhizome
noun
A part of a plant that grows underground. It helps the plant spread out and create new plants.
Ginger and turmeric plants grow from rhizomes.
Often appears as...
- grow from rhizome
- rhizome plant
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Technical
noun
In philosophy, a model or structure that allows many points of connection and isn't organized in a simple line or hierarchy.
Deleuze and Guattari use the concept of rhizome to describe knowledge that is interconnected and multidimensional.
Often appears as...
- rhizome theory
- rhizome model
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A part of a plant that grows underground. It helps the plant spread out and create new plants.
Ginger and turmeric plants grow from rhizomes.
Often appears as...
- grow from rhizome
- rhizome plant
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In philosophy, a model or structure that allows many points of connection and isn't organized in a simple line or hierarchy.
Deleuze and Guattari use the concept of rhizome to describe knowledge that is interconnected and multidimensional.
Often appears as...
- rhizome theory
- rhizome model
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Underground Growth
Rhizomes are not visible above ground; they spread and grow beneath the soil surface.
Farmers harvest rhizomes after the underground growth has matured.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Propagation
Rhizomes are crucial for plant reproduction, enabling the plant to spread without seeds.
The gardener divided the rhizomes to propagate new plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Root
Though underground, rhizomes are not roots; they are stem-like and can sprout new growth.
The bamboo rhizome sent up shoots, which became new bamboo stalks.
Pro Tip 1/3Underground Growth
Rhizomes are not visible above ground; they spread and grow beneath the soil surface.
Farmers harvest rhizomes after the underground growth has matured.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Propagation
Rhizomes are crucial for plant reproduction, enabling the plant to spread without seeds.
The gardener divided the rhizomes to propagate new plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Root
Though underground, rhizomes are not roots; they are stem-like and can sprout new growth.
The bamboo rhizome sent up shoots, which became new bamboo stalks.
Pro Tip 1/3Underground Growth
Rhizomes are not visible above ground; they spread and grow beneath the soil surface.
Farmers harvest rhizomes after the underground growth has matured.
Pro Tip 2/3Plant Propagation
Rhizomes are crucial for plant reproduction, enabling the plant to spread without seeds.
The gardener divided the rhizomes to propagate new plants.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Root
Though underground, rhizomes are not roots; they are stem-like and can sprout new growth.
The bamboo rhizome sent up shoots, which became new bamboo stalks.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
people they only think about the big trees as a source of medicine now I've got something different if you look at these graphs you can see that just got like a rhizome so this rhizome is where this grass is touring the food for
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The Unexpected,...
have conquered the ocean. Seagrasses grow by extending a rhizome -- that is a subterranean stem that elongates at rates of about one centimeter
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
people they only think about the big trees as a source of medicine now I've got something different if you look at these graphs you can see that just got like a rhizome so this rhizome is where this grass is touring the food for
Video examples
The Unexpected,...
have conquered the ocean. Seagrasses grow by extending a rhizome -- that is a subterranean stem that elongates at rates of about one centimeter
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