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rhizogen

rhizogen noun: one of a former proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.

Noun

rhizogen (plural rhizogens)

  1. (obsolete) One of a former proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.

Forms of rhizogen

pluralrhizogens

Origin of rhizogen

From rhizo- + -gen.

Questions about rhizogen

What does rhizogen mean?
Rhizogen means one of a former proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.
What part of speech is rhizogen?
Rhizogen is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizogen?
The plural of rhizogen is rhizogens.

Words near rhizogen in the dictionary

  1. rhizodontid
  2. rhizodontids
  3. rhizodonts
  4. rhizoferrin
  5. rhizoflagellate
  6. rhizogen
  7. rhizogenesis
  8. rhizogenetic
  9. rhizogenic
  10. rhizogenous
  11. rhizogens

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