rhizomen.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪzəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈraɪˌzoʊm/

Forms: 1800s rhyzome (irregular), 1800s– rhizome.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhizoma.

Etymology: < scientific Latin rhizoma rhizoma n.; compare -ome comb. form. Compare earlier rhizoma n. Compare French rhizome (1817 or earlier).

Botany.

An elongated, usually horizontal, subterranean stem which sends out roots and leafy shoots at intervals along its length.Usually synonymous with rootstock (rootstock n. 1a), but sometimes distinguished from it (see quot. 1914).

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1833 A. T. Thomson Elements Materia Medica II. 133 This Rhizome..owes its properties also to an essential oil, which is readily procured in a separate state.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) i. 4 If prostrate and rooting into the ground..[the stem] is a rhizome, as in the Iris.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 228 Phanerogams in which lateral branches with foliage-leaves spring from a rhizome clothed only with scales.

1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xii. 156 In many plants a portion of the stem is situated beneath the surface of the soil, such underground stems when they creep horizontally being termed rhizomes, whilst the short more or less erect structures seen in the Buttercup, Primrose and Wood Sanicle are known as root-stocks.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xv. 435 Arrowroot. Maranta arundinacea... The name arrowroot is derived from the fact that the rhizomes were used by the Indians as an application to wounds inflicted by poisoned arrows.

1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xix. 550 Species like..Polygonatum in which the rhizome persists for many years although eventually decaying.

2006 Olive Oct. 134/2 It's the first time I've ever seen fresh turmeric, a rhizome similar to ginger but with an orange flesh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhizome
释义	rhizomen. Brit. /ˈrʌɪzəʊm/, U.S. /ˈraɪˌzoʊm/ Forms: 1800s rhyzome (irregular), 1800s– rhizome. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rhizoma. Etymology: < scientific Latin rhizoma rhizoma n.; compare -ome comb. form. Compare earlier rhizoma n. Compare French rhizome (1817 or earlier). Botany. An elongated, usually horizontal, subterranean stem which sends out roots and leafy shoots at intervals along its length.Usually synonymous with rootstock (rootstock n. 1a), but sometimes distinguished from it (see quot. 1914). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > [noun] > rhizome rootstock1803 rhizoma1811 stock1831 rhizome1833 rootage1855 1833 A. T. Thomson Elements Materia Medica II. 133 This Rhizome..owes its properties also to an essential oil, which is readily procured in a separate state. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) i. 4 If prostrate and rooting into the ground..[the stem] is a rhizome, as in the Iris. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 228 Phanerogams in which lateral branches with foliage-leaves spring from a rhizome clothed only with scales. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xii. 156 In many plants a portion of the stem is situated beneath the surface of the soil, such underground stems when they creep horizontally being termed rhizomes, whilst the short more or less erect structures seen in the Buttercup, Primrose and Wood Sanicle are known as root-stocks. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xv. 435 Arrowroot. Maranta arundinacea... The name arrowroot is derived from the fact that the rhizomes were used by the Indians as an application to wounds inflicted by poisoned arrows. 1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xix. 550 Species like..Polygonatum in which the rhizome persists for many years although eventually decaying. 2006 Olive Oct. 134/2 It's the first time I've ever seen fresh turmeric, a rhizome similar to ginger but with an orange flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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