rhizome
A complex botanical metaphor developed by Deleuze and Guattari for a non-hierarchical organizing structure based on a horizontal root that grows through the soil sprouting new plants. The rhizome is an alternative to a tree-like structure, because its radical asymmetry, random distribution, and interconnectedness means that it cannot be understood in terms of ... ...
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