RHIZOME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhizome mean? 

• RHIZOME (noun)
  The noun RHIZOME has 1 sense:

1. a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

  Familiarity information: RHIZOME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHIZOME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock

Hypernyms ("rhizome" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Derivation:

rhizomatous (producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes)

 Context examples 

An extract of the rhizome of the perennial plant Zingiber officinale with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Ginger Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

The oily resin obtained from the rhizomes of Ferula species, especially Ferula asafoetida.

(Asafetida Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary tablet formulation containing an extract from Largetrifoliolious Bugbane rhizome (Shengma), the dried root of Cimicifuga sp., with potential use for relieving menopausal symptoms.

(Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles ginger, the rhizome of the perennial plant Zingiber officinale.

(Ginger Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A fresh, dried or processed form of the rhizome of the Asian perennial plant Zingiber officinale (ginger) with potential anti-emetic activity.

(Ginger, NCI Thesaurus)

A triterpene-containing herb isolated from the roots and rhizomes of the plant Cimicifuga racemosa (also known as Actaea racemosa).

(Black cohosh, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil from the rhizome of Acorus calamus.

(Calamus Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The Largetrifoliolious bugbane rhizome supplement contains total saponins, including phytoestrogens that can modulate estrogen receptor signaling.

(Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)