(R)Rhiz(e) [Rhize, Rhiz, Rrhize]

Morpheme

(R)Rhiz(e) [Rhize, Rhiz, Rrhize]

Type

bound base

Denotation

root, branch

Etymology

Ancient Greek rhíza

Evidence

arrhizous, ectomycorrhiza, elephantorrhiza, endomycorrhiza, glycyrrhizate, glycyrrhizic, mycorrhiza, mycorrhizae, mycorrhizal, mycorrhizas, mycorrhization, mycorrhized, mycorrhizic, mycorrhizosphere, plectorrhiza, rhizal, rhizanthous, rhizic, rhizobacterium, rhizobiome, rhizocarpous, rhizoconcretion, rhizodeposit, rhizodont, rhizoflagellate, rhizogen, rhizoid, rhizomatic, rhizomatous, rhizome, rhizomelia, rhizomicrobiome, rhizomicrobiota, rhizomorph, rhizopathy, rhizopepsin, rhizophagous, rhizophore, rhizophyte, rhizopod, rhizosecretion, rhizosphere, rhizotomy, rhizotoxicity, streblorrhiza

Notes

usually surfaces as Rrhize when following common Ancient Greek rule in which initial <r> in the second part in a compound is doubled
glycyrrhiza and licorice are doublets