ROOTSTALK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

Synonyms:

rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rootstalk" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

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