rhizome
Word family adjectiverhizanthousrhizicrhizocarpicrhizogenicrhizoidalrhizomatousrhizomorphousrhizophagousrhizophilousnounrhizinerhizobiumrhizocarprhizocaulRhizocephalarhizoidrhizomerhizomorphRhizophorarhizophorerhizoplanerhizopodrhizopusrhizosphere
rhi·zome /ˈraɪzəʊm $ -zoʊm/ noun [countableC] Origin rhizome (1800-1900) Modern Latin rhizoma, from Greek, “mass of roots”, from rhiza “root”