Meanings
nounrhizocompartment (plural rhizocompartments)
plural rhizocompartments
- biologyEither of the environments occupied by plant roots: rhizoplane, rhizosphere and the surrounding soil.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds
- Ancient Greekῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)
- Englishrhizo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincom-
- Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
- Proto-Italic*partis
- Latinpars
- Latinpartiō
- Latinpartior
- Latincompartīrī
- Italiancompartire
- Italiancompartimento
- Middle Frenchcompartiment
- Englishcompartment
- Englishrhizocompartment
From rhizo- + compartment.
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rhizocompartment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizocompartment
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“rhizocompartment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizocompartment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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