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rhizome

Definition

[BTO] A somewhat elongate usually horizontal subterranean plant stem that is often thickened by deposits of reserve food material, produces shoots above and roots below, and is distinguished from a true root in possessing buds, nodes, and usually scalelike leaves.

Broader concept

part of organism

Creator

0000-0003-1068-2394

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10108

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Created 12/17/14, last modified 7/2/18

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