rootstalk

• Sustantivo que designa el tallo subterráneo horizontal de una planta, como un rizoma, que produce brotes por encima del suelo y raíces por debajo, y que sirve como medio de reproducción vegetativa.

A noun referring to a horizontal underground plant stem, such as a rhizome, that produces shoots above ground and roots below, and functions as a means of vegetative reproduction.

1. Underground plant stemC1formal

   A horizontal, usually underground stem of a plant that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes, serving as a means of propagation and storage.

   Rizoma

   • The ginger rootstalk is commonly used in cooking.
   • Many invasive weeds spread through their extensive rootstalk systems.
   • The gardener divided the rootstalk to propagate new plants.

   Sinónimosrhizomerootstock