Planteome: Term Details for "rhizome" (PO:0004542)

Accession: PO:0004542
Name: rhizome
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: rizoma (Spanish, exact), 根茎=root stock (Japanese, exact), rootstock (related)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A swollen shoot axis (PO:0025029) that grows horizontally at or below the substrate surface and produces shoots above and roots or rhizoids below. Source: POC:curators
Comment: In ferns and many monocots, a rhizome is a primary axis (stem), while in other species, it is a branch. Usually produces scale-like leaves.
Subset: reference; TraitNet
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subject	relation	object
rhizome	is_a	shoot axis (PO:0025029)

subject	relation	object
rhizome internode (PO:0025204)	BFO:0000050	rhizome