rhizogenic

adjective

rhi·​zo·​gen·​ic

¦rīzə¦jenik

variants or rhizogenetic

-jə̇¦netik

or rhizogenous

(ˈ)rī¦zäjənəs

: producing roots

—used of the tissue of the pericycle in the roots of seed plants that gives rise to rootlets endogenously

Word History

Etymology

rhiz- + -genic or -genetic or -genous

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