"Rhizome" is a word in ENGLISH

A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, …

The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern (Dicksonia barometz), which, when specially prepared and inverted, somewhat resembles a lamb; …

An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.

A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; …

A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous …

A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.

A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, …

Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or …

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is …

A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.

A genus of plants (Hemerocallis) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have …

dulaw n turmeric, an herb resembling ginger, the rootstock of which is used as a yellow-colored spice for stews: Curcuma …

A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species (E. ferox) is very prickly on the …

The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name.

An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. …

The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are …

kamáug n k. o. terrestrial orchid that grows in waste places, commonly under coconut trees. It has a fleshy rootstock …