rhizome | ˈrīˌzōm |
noun Botany
a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals. Compare with bulb (sense 1), corm.
ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek rhizōma, from rhizousthai ‘take root’, based on rhiza ‘root’.
Source: New Oxford American Dictionary via Apple Dictionary
Rhizome, 2025
To be cast in 2025 as stainless steel
150cm x 62cm x 38 cm
Beijing, China