I. rə̇ˈzīnə, -zēnə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from rhiz- + -ina
: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Pezizaceae) that form flat ascocarps with rootlike outgrowths
II. noun
also rhi·zine ˈrīˌzīn, -_z ə n
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin rhizina, from rhiz- + -ina -ine
: rhizoid
• rhi·zi·nous rə̇ˈzīnəs, -ˈzēn; ˈrīz ə n- adjective