rhizome

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rhi=zome

CIDE DICTIONARY

rhizome, n. [Gr. the mass of roots (of a tree), a stem, race, fr. to make to root, pass., to take root, fr. a root: cf. F. rhizome.].

 A rootstock. See Rootstock.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rhizome, n. an underground rootlike stem bearing both roots and shoots.

Etymology

Gk rhizoma f. rhizoo take root (as RHIZO-)