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Meanings of rootstalk in English

Portuguese
rizoma
Catalan
rizoma
Spanish
portainjerto

A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.

rizoma
Usage of rootstalk in English
1
The fibrous rootstalk was available all year, even in winter if the ground wasn't frozen or covered with snow.
The Land of Painted Caves
2
The rootstalks of those reeds are not bad either.
The Plains of Passage
3
With the stick and her hands she dug down through the mud about four inches and pulled out the long rootstalks of several plants.
The Land of Painted Caves
Frequent collocations
Translations for rootstalk
Portuguese
rizoma
Catalan
rizoma