Associations to the word «Rhizome»

Wiktionary

RHIZOME, noun. A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes.
RHIZOME, noun. (philosophy) A so-called "image of thought" that apprehends multiplicities. See Rhizome (philosophy).

Dictionary definition

RHIZOME, noun. A horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley