rhizome

Plural: rhizomes

Noun

A horizontal, underground plant stem capable of producing shoots.
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.
A so-called “image of thought” that apprehends multiplicities.

Examples

His Words With Friends strategy was like a rhizome, spreading out with hidden potential.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma). As philosophical metaphor, used by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.

Synonyms

rootstalk, rootstock, race

Scrabble Score: 21

rhizome: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rhizome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rhizome: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

rhizome: valid Words With Friends Word