Rootstalk (Noun)
Meaning
A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The strawberry plant's rootstalk produced new plants at its tips, allowing it to spread quickly across the garden bed.
- The gardener carefully dug up the rootstalk of the raspberry plant to divide it and share with a friend.
- The rootstalk of the creeping thyme plant was covered in tiny leaves and stems, giving it a lush, verdant appearance.
- As the rootstalk of the mint plant grew, it produced new shoots and roots, gradually taking over the surrounding soil.
- The gardener used the rootstalk of the rhubarb plant to propagate new plants, which would be ready to harvest in a few months.