rhizogen
English
Etymology
Noun
rhizogen (plural rhizogens)
- (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.