rhizome
Horizontal subterranean stem
A rhizome is an underground plant stem that grows horizontally, sending out roots and shoots from its nodes.
Unlike true roots, rhizomes store nutrients and allow plants to spread vegetatively—ginger, turmeric, and iris all grow from rhizomes.
In philosophy, Deleuze and Guattari borrowed the term to describe non-hierarchical networks of ideas that connect at any point rather than branching from a single root.
The bamboo spread through the garden via its aggressive rhizomes.
Underground nutrient reservoir
- bulbRounded storage organ
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- stolonNode-sprouting ground stem
- shootDischarge or capture
node · internode · underground · horizontal · branching · subterranean · creeping · adventitious
Pungent culinary rhizome
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- galangalPungent Asian cooking rhizome
- lotus rootEdible water lily stem
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
aromatic · pungent · zesty · flavor · curry · pickling · candied · fresh
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- multiplicityState of being many
- networkInterconnected system
- connectionA joining or relation
decentralized · nomadic · assemblage · horizontal · mapping · heterogeneous · rupture · plateau
Of plant growth
- asexualWithout erotic attraction
- cloningMaking identical copies
- divisionSplitting into parts
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
runners · offsets · suckers · sprouting · spreading · layering · multiplication · cultivation
Turmeric's yellow pigment
- antioxidantOxidation-preventing molecule
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
- bioactiveAffecting living tissue
herbal · digestive · nausea · supplement · holistic · traditional · healing · remedy
tuber
Underground nutrient reservoir
shoot · node · internode · underground · horizontal · branching · subterranean · creeping · adventitious · perennial
ginger
Pungent culinary rhizome
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- galangalPungent Asian cooking rhizome
- lotus rootEdible water lily stem
spice · aromatic · pungent · zesty · flavor · curry · pickling · candied · fresh · powdered
Guattari
- nonhierarchicalWithout ranked levels
- multiplicityState of being many
- networkInterconnected system
connection · decentralized · nomadic · assemblage · horizontal · mapping · heterogeneous · rupture · plateau · poststructuralism
vegetative
Of plant growth
cuttings · runners · offsets · suckers · sprouting · spreading · layering · multiplication · cultivation · perennial
curcumin
Turmeric's yellow pigment
- antioxidantOxidation-preventing molecule
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- AyurvedaTraditional Hindu healing practice
bioactive · herbal · digestive · nausea · supplement · holistic · traditional · healing · remedy · tonic
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- branchingbranching, dendrite, dendrites, dendritic, tree root
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- plant partsleaf, stem, root, leaves, flower
- root vegetablescarrot, potato, beet, radish, turnip
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
rhizometaproot
Main descending root
aerial root · fibrous root · primary root · root hair · bulb
rhizometree
Woody perennial plant
tree structure · hierarchy · genealogy · binary logic · trunk