ˈrīzəˌmȯrf noun
Etymology: New Latin rhizomorpha, from rhiz- + -morpha, feminine singular of -morphus -morphous
1. : an aggregation of fungous threads intertwining like the strands of a rope that frequently resembles a root and is characteristic of many basidiomycetes (as Armillaria mellea )
2.
[ rhiz- + -morph ]
: the lower part of the short cormoid axis from which the true roots develop in members of the genus Isoetes and various other lower vascular plants
• rhi·zo·mor·phic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective