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rhizoid

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(rī′zo̵id′)

adjective

rootlike

Origin: rhiz(o)- + -oid

noun

any of the rootlike filaments in a moss, fern, etc. that attach the plant to the substratum

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rhizoidal adjective

See rhizoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A slender rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and fern gametophytes attach to the substratum and absorb nourishment.
A rootlike extension of the thallus of a fungus.

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rhiˈzoidˌ, rhi·zoiˈdal (-zoidˈl) adjective

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