rhizoid

[ rahy-zoid ]
/ ˈraɪ zɔɪd /

adjective

noun

(in mosses, ferns, etc.) one of the rootlike filaments by which the plant is attached to the substratum.

Origin of rhizoid

1855–60; rhiz- + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM rhizoid

rhi·zoi·dal, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for rhizoid

British Dictionary definitions for rhizoid

rhizoid
/ (ˈraɪzɔɪd) /

noun

any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants

Derived forms of rhizoid

rhizoidal, adjective

Medical definitions for rhizoid

rhizoid
[ rīzoid′ ]

adj.

Rootlike.
Having irregular branching. Used of a form of bacterial growth.

n.

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.

Scientific definitions for rhizoid

rhizoid
[ rīzoid′ ]

A slender, rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and the gametophytes of ferns attach themselves to the material in which they grow.
A branching, rootlike extension by which algae and fungi absorb water and nutrients.