How to Use rhizome in a Sentence

rhizome

noun
  • Plants spread by rhizome to form loose colonies.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Cure rhizomes in a cool, dark, dry place for one to two weeks.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Bindweed is wiry and strong and spreads by seeds, roots, and rhizomes.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
  • These plants have a rhizome, and the leaves grow from the base of your pot.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Plants spread by rhizome to produce a soft dense mat.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • These species spread by trailing roots or rhizomes to form clumps.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Big, firm rhizomes will give you large plants and lots of flowers.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
  • This will keep the rhizome contained.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Plant the rhizomes so that the top is level with the soil surface.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 May 2020
  • Ginger is a plant with a thick, knotted stem called a rhizome.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Use a sharp tool to separate a rhizome from the plant's root ball.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
  • Plants spread slowly by rhizomes to form a dense carpet.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Firm the soil around each rhizome and then water it in to help settle the soil.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2021
  • Dig the rhizomes in fall before the first hard freeze and trim off the foliage.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Bermuda grass weed spreads by its roots (rhizomes) and seeds.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The top of the rhizome should be about one-half inch below the soil surface.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Unlike most iris, these darlings grow from a bulb, not a rhizome.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Cut just below a rhizome, where a leaf meets the stem, or cut a piece of leaf that has a vein.
    — oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Remove mushy, brown, or dead roots, cutting back to the rhizome.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There is always more that will sprout from a piece of rhizome and become a new weed.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Plants spread by rhizome and may self-seed in the garden but are easy to keep contained.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Don't bury the rhizomes when planting—the tops should just poke above the soil surface.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Turmeric is grown from rhizomes, fleshy root-like structures.
    — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2018
  • Grass spreads by rhizomes and is terrific at finding a way to the light.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Cut the leaves back to about a third of their height, dig up the clumps, and cut the rhizomes apart with a sharp soil knife.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Use a sharp knife, and cut off the new clump that’s forming, along with some of its creeping rhizomes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Southern lady fern spreads by rhizome to form a dense ground cover over time.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Remove rhizomes from the outside edges, then place the plant back into the pot.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In zones 6 and colder, dig up the rhizomes (bulbs) and save them to replant in spring.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 26 July 2023
  • Plus, the plant’s shallow rhizomes can help keep soil in place, which is good for flood-prone areas.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026

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