rhizome

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Only the blechnum seemed not to have weathered the agonizing collapse: When Baer cut a sample for analysis, he could find no trace of healthy rhizome, or fern stem, as the other plants had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

Native peoples chewed the stems, which have a licorice flavor, and brewed remedies for coughs and sore throats from the fern’s rhizome.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Vertical shoots may arise from the buds on the rhizome of some plants, such as ginger and ferns.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

She paired the lotus root with charred Brussels sprouts and added a hoisin vinaigrette, taking her mother's suggestions of the crisp freshness the rhizome offered and playing with it to make her own creation.

From Salon • May 26, 2022

I know the difference between a raceme and a rhizome, I explicate photosynthesis, I can spell Scrofulariaciae.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood