rootstalk

[ root-stawk, root- ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a rhizome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rootstalk¹

root ¹ + stalk ¹

Example Sentences

A grafted plant on view at the Venice, Calif. design shop Chariots on Fire was created by Kohei Oda, who combined the base, or rootstalk, of one plant with the top, or scion, of another.

From New York Times

Stem: Erect, from horizontal rootstalk, 1 to 2 ft. high, leafy, sometimes hairy.

From Project Gutenberg