rhizomorphous

or rhi·zo·mor·phoid

[ rahy-zoh-mawr-fuh s ]
/ ˌraɪ zoʊˈmɔr fəs /

adjective Botany.

rootlike in form.

Origin of rhizomorphous

First recorded in 1855–60; rhizo- + -morphous

British Dictionary definitions for rhizomorphous

rhizomorphous
/ (ˌraɪzəʊˈmɔːfəs) /

adjective

botany having the appearance of a root