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, adjectiveWords nearby rhizoid
Example sentences from the Web for rhizoid
Rhizoid: Of an irregular, branched, root-like character (Fig. 142, b).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
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, adjectiveMedical definitions for rhizoid
rhizoid
[ rī′zoid′ ]
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
[ rī′zoid′ ]
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.