rhizoid /rhi·zoid/ (ri´zoid)
rhizoid
rhizoid [ri´zoid]
1. resembling a root.
2. a filamentous structure of fungi and some algae that extends into the substrate.
rhi·zoid (r  zoid )adj. 1. Rootlike. 2. Having irregular branching. Used of a form of bacterial growth. n. 1. A slender rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and fern gametophytes attach to the substratum and absorb nourishment. 2. A rootlike extension of the thallus of a fungus. |
rhizoid
[rī′zoid]
resembling a root or serving to anchor.
rhizoid [ri´zoid]
resembling a root.
rhizoid
resembling a root; said of hyphae produced by fungi which infiltrate the substrate.
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