Rhizoid: Definition with Rhizoid Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. Any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc.

Specialized synonyms: Leak Fungus, Rhizopus Stolonifer, Ring Rot Fungus
Generic synonyms: Fibril, Filament, Strand

1. n. A rootlike appendage.

1. Noun. (botany) A rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. a rootlike structure [n -S]

1. Portion of a cell or organism that serves as a basal anchor to the substratum. (23 Aug 1998)

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