Rhizocarpous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhizocarpous \Rhi`zo*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ??? root + ??? fruit.]
     (Bot.)
     Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering
     stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.
     [1913 Webster]