rhi·zo·ta \rīˈzōd.ə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek rhizoun to cause to strike root — more at rhizome in some classifications: an order of rotifers that when adult are attached by the truncated end of the tail • rhi·zote\ˈrīˌzōt\adjective • rhi·zotic\(ˈ)rī|zōd.ik, -zäd.-\adjective