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rhizology

rhizology noun: the study of plant roots.

Noun

rhizology (uncountable)

  1. The study of plant roots.
    • Deficiency of monographs on rhizology, with comparative anatomical studies of roots, similar to those of other plant organs.2011, Stefano Mancuso, Measuring Roots: An Updated Approach

Origin of rhizology

Derived from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “rhizo-, root”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).

Words formed from rhizology

Questions about rhizology

What does rhizology mean?
Rhizology means the study of plant roots.
What part of speech is rhizology?
Rhizology is a noun.

Words near rhizology in the dictionary

  1. rhizolite
  2. rhizolites
  3. rhizolith
  4. rhizoliths
  5. rhizological
  6. rhizology
  7. rhizoma
  8. rhizomal
  9. rhizomania
  10. rhizomas
  11. rhizomata

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