Ko te tō o tētahi tipu e horapa haere ana i rō whenua, e tuku ana i ōna pihi. Ko te wheki, tētahi momo huruwhenua, hei tauira o te tipu e whai akakōare ana.
The stem of a plant which grows and spreads underground sending out shoots. The wheki fern is an example of a plant which has a rhizome.