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rhizoid

[ rahy-zoid ]

adjective



noun

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

rhizoid

/ ˈraɪzɔɪd /

noun

  1. any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


rhizoid

/ zoid′ /

  1. A slender, rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and the gametophytes of ferns attach themselves to the material in which they grow.
  2. A branching, rootlike extension by which algae and fungi absorb water and nutrients.


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Derived Forms

  • rhiˈzoidal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • rhi·zoidal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhizoid1

1855–60; rhiz- ( def ) + -oid
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Example Sentences

Rhizoid: Of an irregular, branched, root-like character (Fig. 142, b).

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