rhizomatous

adjective rhi·zo·ma·tous \rī-ˈzō-mə-təs\

Definition of RHIZOMATOUS

: having, resembling, or being a rhizome <a rhizomatous perennial grass>

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin rhizomat-, rhizoma

First Known Use: 1847

Medical Dictionary

adjective rhi·zo·ma·tous \rī-ˈzō-mət-əs\

: having or resembling a rhizome <a drug from a rhizomatous root>

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