rhizome
horizontal underground stem that may have the general appearance of a root
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
rhizome -- n. A horizontal underground stem, such as found in many ferns, where only the leaves may stick up into the air; sphenophytes (horsetails and their relatives) spread via rhizomes, but also produce erect stems.
rhizome In ferns, a horizontal stem with upright leaves containing vascular tissue.
rhodopsin A visual pigment contained in the rods of the retina in the eye..
rhizome
[Gk. rhizoma, mass of roots]
In vascular plants, a horizontal stem growing along or below the surface of the soil; may be enlarged for storage or may function in vegetative reproduction.
rhodopsin ...
rhizome. A horizontal, underground shoot, especially one that forms roots at the nodes to produce new plants.
rogue. To remove diseased plants from a field.
rhizome A fleshy, horizontal underground stem.
Rhodophyta The division of protists commonly called the red algae.
rhodopsin Light-sensitive substance that occurs in the rods of the retina; visual purple.
Most ferns have rhizomes with no vertical stem. The exception is tree ferns, with vertical stems up to about 20 meters.
RhizomeUnderground stem. Rhodopsin Riboflavin (vitamin B12) Ribonuclease P Ribonucleic acid (see RNA) RibonucleoproteinA complex of RNA and protein.
Fission, budding, fragmentation, and the formation of rhizomes and stolons are some of the mechanisms that allow organisms to reproduce asexually. The hydra produces buds; starfish can regenerate an entire body from a fragment of the original body.
Their roots and stems are underground (the rhizome). The leaves, called fronds, grow up from the rhizome each spring. Ferns are dispersed to new locations by means of tiny windblown spores.
Asexual reproduction which is not as complex and requires far less energy, would ... Types of Asexual Reproduction. 1. Rhizomes ...
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