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rhizoid /rhi·zoid/ (ri´zoid)

1. resembling a root.

2. a filamentous structure of fungi and some algae that extends into the substrate.

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rhi·zoid (rzoid)

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.

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rhizoid

[rī′zoid]

resembling a root or serving to anchor.

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rhizoid

resembling a root; said of hyphae produced by fungi which infiltrate the substrate.