rhizome
Example Sentences
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After a lengthy preamble, in which Penelope talked about fronds, spores, roots, rhizomes, and the impressive knack ferns have for growing in the shade, she began to catalog the varieties.
From Literature
In fall, she cuts the leaves down to about 6 inches above the rhizome.
From Seattle Times
Fireweed, a common native perennial with roots and rhizomes that go both deep and wide, has the capacity to produce up to 80,000 seeds in a season.
From Seattle Times
“My dream as a teacher,” Haas said, “is when something keeps growing underground, like a rhizome, and then at a different place grows into a different plant.”
From New York Times
That timing is important because harvesting ginger means uprooting the whole plant to get to the rhizomes growing underground.
From Salon
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