1 rhizocarpic | Definition of rhizocarpic

rhizocarpous

adjective
rhi·​zo·​car·​pous | \ ¦rīzō¦kärpəs\
variants: or rhizocarpic \ -​pik \

Definition of rhizocarpous

1 : having perennial underground parts but annual stems and foliage used of perennial herbs
2 : producing hypogeal cleistogamous flowers

History and Etymology for rhizocarpous

rhizocarpous from rhiz- + -carpous; rhizocarpic International Scientific Vocabulary rhiz- + -carpic

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