rhizogen

English

Etymology

From rhizo- +‎ -gen.

Noun

rhizogen (plural rhizogens)

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

Related terms

• rhizogenic
• rhizogenous

References

• “rhizogen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.