Rootstalk
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of rhizome.
"All these species are climbing, briery plants, having long slender roots, which proceed in all directions from a common rootstalk or rhizome."
- 2 a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure wordnet
Example
More examples"All these species are climbing, briery plants, having long slender roots, which proceed in all directions from a common rootstalk or rhizome."
Etymology
From root + stalk.