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rhizogenic

[ rahy-zoh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌraɪ zoʊˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective Botany.

producing roots, as certain cells.

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Also rhi·zog·e·nous [rahy-zoj-uh-nuhs]. /raɪˈzɒdʒ ə nəs/.

Origin of rhizogenic

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

Words nearby rhizogenic

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