creeping underground stem

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• rhizome — The creeping underground stem of plants such as iris, calamus, and sanguinaria. [G. rhizoma, mass of roots, fr. rhiza, root, + oma, mass] * * * rhi·zome rī .zōm n a usu. horizontal subterranean plant stem that is distinguished from a true root in …   Medical dictionary

• Ranunculus lapponicus — Taxobox name = Ranunculus lapponicus image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus = Ranunculus species = R. lapponicus binomial = Ranunculus lapponicus… …   Wikipedia

• Aralia nudicaulis — Taxobox name = Wild Sarsaparilla image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Araliaceae genus = Aralia species = A. nudicaulis binomial = Aralia nudicaulis binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

• Maxillaria — ▪ plant genus       genus of more than 300 species of tropical American orchids, family Orchidaceae, that grow on other plants or on soil at high altitudes. Some species are less than 5 cm (2 inches) tall, but others may grow to nearly a metre… …   Universalium

• fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… …   Universalium

• Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… …   Universalium

• Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

• List of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …   Wikipedia

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• Bracken — Taxobox name = Pteridium aquilinum image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Pteridopsida ordo = Pteridales familia = Dennstaedtiaceae genus = Pteridium subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Pteridium aquilinum… …   Wikipedia

• Solomon's seal — a mystic or talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five pointed or six pointed star. [1535 45] * * * Any of about 25 species of herbaceous perennials that make up the genus Polygonatum (lily family), found throughout… …   Universalium