RHIPIPTER
Rhi*pip"ter, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Rhipiptera, a group of insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.
RHIPIPTERAN
Rhi*pip"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Rhipipter.
RHIZANTHOUS
Rhi*zan"thous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root.
RHIZINE
Rhi"zine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.
RHIZOCARPOUS
Rhi`zo*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; — said of all perennial herbs.