rhizocarpous

adjective

rhi·​zo·​car·​pous

¦rīzō¦kärpəs

variants or rhizocarpic

-pik

1

: having perennial underground parts but annual stems and foliage

—used of perennial herbs

2

: producing hypogeal cleistogamous flowers

Word History

Etymology

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

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