HyperDic: rootstalk

English > 1 sense of the word rootstalk:
NOUNplantrootstalk, rhizome, rootstocka horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
English > rootstalk: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.
Synonymsrhizome, rootstock
Broaderstalk, stemA slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Spanishportainjerto, rizoma
Catalanrizoma

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