根莖;地下莖
Rhizome \Rhi*zome"\, n. [Gr. ??? the mass of roots (of a tree), a stem, race, fr. ??? to make to root, pass., to take root, fr. ??? a root: cf. F. rhizome.] (Bot.) A rootstock. See {Rootstock}.
rhizome n : a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: {rootstock}, {rootstalk}]