rhizoid

rhizoid
1. Rootlike. 2. Irregularly branching, like a root; denoting a form of bacterial growth. 3. In fungi, the rootlike hyphae that arise at the nodes of the hyphae of Rhizopus species. [rhizo- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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rhi·zoid 'rī-.zȯid n a rootlike structure
rhi·zoi·dal rī-'zȯid-əl adj

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rhi·zoid (riґzoid) [rhiz- + -oid] 1. rootlike; resembling a root. 2. a filamentous rootlike structure of fungi and certain algae that extends into the substrate. See illustration at mold.

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