RHIZOID


Meaning of RHIZOID in English

— rhizoidal , adj.

/ruy"zoyd/ , adj.

1. rootlike.

n.

2. (in mosses, ferns, etc.) one of the rootlike filaments by which the plant is attached to the substratum.

[ 1855-60; RHIZ- + -OID ]

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