rhizogen

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noun

One of a former proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.

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Meanings

nounrhizogen (plural rhizogens)

plural rhizogens

  1. obsoletebiologyOne of a former proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.

Origin

From rhizo- + -gen.

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APA

rhizogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizogen

MLA

“rhizogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhizogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizogen.

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