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 Translation for 'rhizome' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a rhizome | rhizomes
SYNO rhizome | rootstalk | rootstock
gras.
jarðstöngull {k}
rhizome
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Translation for 'rhizome' from English to Icelandic

rhizome
jarðstöngull {k}gras.
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Usage Examples English
  • "Alpinia galanga" rhizome contains the flavonol galangin.
  • The word rhizome is used as a metaphor, to compare the growth and structure of rhizome navigation interfaces with the complex organic growth and structure of rhizomes, underground plant stems that send out roots and shoots from their nodes.
  • Like other species in the family Osmundaceae, it grows a very large rhizome, with persistent stipe bases from previous years.
  • Some grow close together in a clustered manner on a short rhizome, while in other species the pseudobulbs keep some distance on an elongate rhizome.
  • Each small piece of rhizome is capable of developing into a new plant.

  • The rhizome can be ground into flour to make bread. In the Canary Islands, the rhizome was historically used to make a porridge called "gofio".
  • The stalk and the rhizome are one, making it a non-invasive plant.
  • The part used for wasabi paste is variously characterized as a rhizome, a stem, or the "rhizome plus the base part of the stem".
  • Propagation can be from either seeds or rhizome division, but it is faster and more reliable to take rhizome cuttings.
  • When in growth (see above about seasonal bulb and seasonal rhizome habit), it has a short, thick rhizome, that is swollen and thicker at the top.

  • The unique rhizome structure of "L. sinuosa" allows it to maintain a mutualistic relationship with ants.
  • Thick, well-developed rhizome up to 0.5 cm thick with the mat formed by the rhizome approximately 5–10 cm thick.
  • This grass sprouts from the rhizome in the winter and grows over the course of the year.
  • Bright green fronds grow from an underground rhizome.
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