English Explanatory Dictionary

rhizocompartment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the environments occupied by plant roots: rhizoplane, rhizosphere and the surrounding soil.

Word forms

rhizocompartment rhizocompartments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English rhizocompartment From rhizo- + compartment.

Derived words

rhizocompartmental
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