Look up: Rhizoid


  1. rhizoid
    n. A cellular outgrowth of a plant that usually aids in anchoring to the surface and increasing surface area to acquire water or nutrients; found in mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_8.html

  2. rhizoid
    A root-like structure forming part of the thallus in certain algae and fungi; it may anchor the organism to the substratum and/or act as an absorptive organ.
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_R.htm

  3. Rhizoid
    A short, thin hypha growing in a root-like fashion toward the substrate.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. rhizoid
    [n] - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=rhizoid

  5. rhizoid
    Portion of a cell or organism that serves as a basal anchor to the substratum.
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  6. Rhizoid
    Rhi'zoid noun [ Greek ......... root + -oid .] (Botany) A rootlike appendage.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/77

  7. rhizoid
    <biology> Portion of a cell or organism that serves as a basal anchor to the substratum. ... (23 Aug 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?rhizoid



  1. rhizoid
    noun any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rhizoid

  2. rhizoid
    (ri´zoid) resembling a root.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. Rhizoid
    • (n.) A rootlike appendage.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/rhizoid/

  4. rhizoid
    (from the article `fungus`) ...matured by enzymes produced by the fungus Penicillium camemberti, which grows on the outer surface of some cheeses. Some fungi produce special ... ...as well as on tree trunks in damp woods. The thallus of thallose liverworts resembles a lobed liver—hence the comm...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/43

  5. rhizoid
    rhizoid 1. A slender outgrowth on mosses, liverworts, and the reproductive cells of ferns that absorbs nourishment in much the same way as a root. 2. Any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses, ferns, fungi, etc.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1455/18

  6. Rhizoid
    Rhizoids are specialized root-like tissues that are similar in design and function to the roots of more developed land plants but without forming a true organ. They are found primarily projecting from the base or bottom of more basal plant groups such as bryophytes and pteridophytes, as well as non...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizoid

  7. rhizoid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rī′zoyd Definitions: 1. Rootlike. 2. Irregularly branching, like a root; denoting a form of bacterial growth. 3. mycology the rootlike hyphae of fungi that arise at the nodes of the hyphae of Rhizopus species.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=78297

  8. rhizoid
    1) Fibril 2) Filament 3) Strand 4) The thin, rootlike structure that anchors a moss and absorbs water and nutrients for the plants
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/rhizoid/1

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