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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrhizome
/ˈraɪ.zoʊm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.
"Ginger is commonly propagated from its thick, fleshy rhizome."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin rhizoma, from Greek rhizōma 'mass of roots', from rhizoun 'cause to strike root', from rhiza 'root'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "rhizome" is said worldwide
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rhizome
Transliteration: rhizome
"Le gingembre se développe à partir d'un rhizome."
Rhizom
Transliteration: Rhizom
"Ingwer besitzt ein kriechendes Rhizom."
rizoma
Transliteration: rizoma
"Il rizoma dello zenzero è molto usato in cucina."
rizoma
Transliteration: rizoma
"El jengibre se reproduce mediante un rizoma subterráneo."
rizoma
Transliteration: rizoma
"A planta cresce a partir de um rizoma denso."
प्रकंद
Transliteration: prakand
"अदरक एक प्रकार का प्रकंद है।"
根茎
Transliteration: gējīng
"生姜是通过根茎进行繁殖的。"
뿌리줄기
Transliteration: ppurijulgi
"생강은 굵은 뿌리줄기를 가지고 있다."
根茎
Transliteration: konkei
"ショウガは地中の根茎で増えます。"
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