Etymology

rhizome

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Today it means: A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῥίζωμα
  2. English todayrhizome

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma). As philosophical metaphor, used by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.

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