rhizome

== English == === Alternative forms === rhizoma === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma). As philosophical metaphor, used by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪzoʊm/ === Noun === rhizome (plural rhizomes) (botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes. Synonyms: race, rootstalk (philosophy, critical theory) A so-called “image of thought” that apprehends multiplicities. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== licorice mycorrhiza ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === rhizome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia rhizome (philosophy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === rhizome m (plural rhizomes) (botany) rhizome === Further reading === “rhizome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012