rhizanth

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, root) + ἄνθος (ánthos, flower).

Noun[edit]

rhizanth (plural rhizanths)

  1. (obsolete, botany) A parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae.