rhizoid

[ rahy-zoid ]

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

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Origin of rhizoid

1
1855–60; rhiz- + -oid

Other words from rhizoid

  • rhi·zoi·dal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rhizoid

rhizoid

/ (ˈraɪzɔɪd) /


noun
  1. any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants

Derived forms of rhizoid

  • rhizoidal, adjective

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Scientific definitions for rhizoid

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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