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rhizome
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rhizome,
an underground plant stem, growing more or less horizontally, that usually has roots on its underside and bears buds.

rhizome (rīˑ·zōm),
n root system of some perennial plants; consists of roots that grow horizontally; may also bear scales and nodes.

rhizome
an underground plant stem that develops roots and leaves at nodes along its length, e.g. in bracken, Sorghum halepense.


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Among her tally is a rootstock that she intends to use for grafting Au she wants to graft a specimen with deep red flowers to another that has pale petals with a darker margin.
The rootstock is the type of roots on to which the chosen variety of apple has been grafted.
Cost: Free, though rootstock for grafting will cost a few dollars Scheduled class topics: 11 a.
 
 
 
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