rhizomorphous

or rhi·zo·mor·phoid

[ rahy-zoh-mawr-fuhs ]

adjectiveBotany.

rootlike in form.

Origin of rhizomorphous

First recorded in 1855–60; rhizo- + -morphous

Words Nearby rhizomorphous

rhizoctonia
rhizogenic
rhizoid
rhizome
rhizomorph
rhizomorphous
rhizophagous
rhizopod
rhizopus
rhizosphere
rhizotomy

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British Dictionary definitions for rhizomorphous

rhizomorphous

/ (ˌraɪzəʊˈmɔːfəs) /

adjective

botany having the appearance of a root

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