Synonyms of rhizome

1 Syllable
well, nub, heart, soul, stuff, stem, seed, pith, crux, quick, root, seat, ground, germ
2 Syllables
cause, bottom, mainspring, fountain, basis, bedrock, nucleus, radix, groundwork, tuber, source, footing, reason, marrow, center
3 Syllables
substratum, fountainhead, radicle, radixes, inception, origin, radices, essence, occasion, beginnings, substance, foundation, motive
4 Syllables
provenience, quintessence, provenance, fundamental, derivation, underpinning
5 Syllables
essentiality, infrastructure