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RHIZOME, RHIZOMATOUS:

An underground stem which grows outward from the plant, eventually emerging above ground at the tip as a shoot; roots and additional shoots can also be produced along the rhizome. Said of a plant that sends out new plants from elongated underground stems called rhizomes. Example, H. Fulva "Europa"


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