Assertion: iris's root | /r/Synonym | rhizome
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text: Bearded Irises grow from a root called a rhizome, an enlarged, elongated sort of lumpy bulb-like affair that is often right on the surface of the ground.
text: The fleshy roots (1–2 cm or 1⁄ 2 –3⁄ 4 in in diameter) are rhizomes that spread underground.
text: Bearded irises (Iris germanica and hybrids): Bearded irises, also known as German irises, have a fleshy root that's called a rhizome, which grows right at the soil surface.
text: Unlike other types of iris that grow from thickened roots called rhizomes, Dutch iris grow from teardrop-shaped bulbs that are planted in fall.
text: Flowers grow from bulbs or thick, tuberous roots called rhizomes, which store nutrients produced by the plant’s semi-evergreen foliage.