rhizome
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Only the blechnum seemed not to have weathered the agonizing collapse: When Baer cut a sample for analysis, he could find no trace of healthy rhizome, or fern stem, as the other plants had.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023
A rhizome is a modified stem that grows horizontally underground and has nodes and internodes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
She paired the lotus root with charred Brussels sprouts and added a hoisin vinaigrette, taking her mother's suggestions of the crisp freshness the rhizome offered and playing with it to make her own creation.
From Salon • May 26, 2022
These species pose little threat to native wildlife, unlike more domineering introduced species such as mugwort, an herb with an intrepid rhizome system.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2021
I know the difference between a raceme and a rhizome, I explicate photosynthesis, I can spell Scrofulariaciae.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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Plants (Botany) - High School
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