rhizome
Example Sentences
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The Balinese also believe that the skin of rhizomes and roots has medicinal benefits and that when left unpeeled, they result in a more aromatic paste.
From Washington Post
The plants spread by branching rhizomes and will seed in when happily situated, easily naturalizing under trees and large shrubs.
From Seattle Times
Native peoples chewed the stems, which have a licorice flavor, and brewed remedies for coughs and sore throats from the fern’s rhizome.
From Seattle Times
Just overnight, he points out, someone — he suspects a homeowner — dug up several bunches of irises, rhizomes and all.
From Seattle Times
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
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