Preposition: of

• plant: Turmeric is a vivid yellow spice which, like ginger, comes from the underground rhizomes of the plant.

Converse of object

• creep: It grows up to 35 cm high, growing in stands from its creeping rhizome with leaves up to 50 cm long.

• divide: Plants can be grown either from seed or by dividing the rhizome.

• have: They have an underground rhizome that sends up shoots along its length.

• expose: Frequent tillage during a fallow year exposes the brittle, fleshy rhizomes to be gathered or they may dry out in hot weather.

• dry: The dried rhizomes are used in Chinese and Japanese medicines for treating a range of ailments.

• produce: RTF is a unique type of tall fescue which produces rhizomes.

Adjective modifier

• underground: Both are produced from creeping underground rhizomes which can go down about 1.5 meters.

• short: With short rhizomes this plant will form a good sized clump in a few years.

• new: New rhizomes are formed in late summer or autumn from older rhizomes or from the stem bases of aerial shoots.

• fleshy: Frequent tillage during a fallow year exposes the brittle, fleshy rhizomes to be gathered or they may dry out in hot weather.

• shallow: It grows to around 12 - 15 " in height, and spreads all too slowly from shallow rhizomes.

• thick: These can be collected and sown but plants can more easily be propagated by dividing the thick, fleshy rhizome.

Modifies a noun

• fragment: Rhizome fragments containing a node can develop into new plants.

• growth: However, in the fall there is a lot of root and rhizome growth.

• system: The control of the Japanese knotweed can only be achieved by killing the rhizome system, which may take a number of years.

• bud: Rhizome buds may remain dormant or develop into aerial shoots or new rhizomes.

Noun used with modifier

• valerian: Valerian rhizome will be invaluable in the short term.

• licorice: Long term herbs for the pancreas will include juniper berries, fenugreek seed, astragalus root and small amounts of licorice rhizome.

• ginger: For example, chicken is flavored by rubbing it with juice obtained from squeezing fresh ginger rhizome.