rhizome
Example Sentences
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The rhizomes need to remain near the soil surface to avoid winter rotting.
From Washington Post
Dig bulbs, rhizomes and corms and bring them inside for winter storage.
From Washington Post
Thus bloodroot, or Sanguinaria canadensis, whose roots and rhizomes secrete a red sap when cut, was once thought to heal blood disorders and hasten wound healing.
From New York Times
When they are attached, they don’t have moss or bark or anything excessive in the rhizome of the plant and will only retain enough to stay moist in between the rainfall.
From Los Angeles Times
Colchicine is highly enriched in the rhizome of G. superba, but is nearly absent in some other tissues.
From Nature
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