1. A continuously growing horizontal underground stem or rootstock that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals
Ginger is a rhizome commonly used in cooking and traditional medicine.
O gengibre é um rizoma comumente usado na culinária e na medicina tradicional.
2. In philosophy and literary theory, a conceptual framework used to describe non-hierarchical, interconnected systems of knowledge and thought
Deleuze and Guattari introduced the concept of the rhizome as an alternative to traditional tree-like structures of meaning.
Deleuze e Guattari introduziram o conceito do rizoma como alternativa às estruturas hierárquicas tradicionais de significado.