rhizoid (redirected from Rhizoids)

rhi·zoid  (rzoid)

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, rhi·zoidal (-zoidl) adj.

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rhizoid  (rzoid)

1. A slender, rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and the gametophytes of ferns attach themselves to the material in which they grow.

2. A branching, rootlike extension by which algae and fungi absorb water and nutrients.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rhizoid - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc leak fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer, ring rot fungus - fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber