rhizogenic

[ rahy-zoh-jen-ik ]

/ ˌraɪ zoʊˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective Botany.

producing roots, as certain cells.

Nearby words

rhizobium, rhizocarpous, rhizocephalan, rhizocephalous, rhizoctonia, rhizogenic, rhizogenous, rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomelia, rhizomeningomyelitis

Also rhi·zog·e·nous

[rahy-zoj-uh-nuh s] /raɪˈzɒdʒ ə nəs/.

Origin of rhizogenic

First recorded in 1880–85; rhizo- + -genic

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British Dictionary definitions for rhizogenic

rhizogenic

rhizogenetic (ˌraɪzəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk) or rhizogenous (raɪˈzɒdʒənəs)

/ (ˌraɪzəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

(of cells and tissues) giving rise to roots

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