rhabdoid
1 of 3adjective
rhab·doid
ˈrabˌdȯid
1
: shaped like a rod
2
: rhabdoidal
rhabdoid
2 of 3noun (1)
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plural -s
: a rhabdite or similar body in the integument of a flatworm
rhabdoid
3 of 3noun (2)
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plural -s
: a rod-shaped protoplasmic body in the sensitive cells of leaves of various plants of the family Droseraceae
rhabdoidal adjective
(ˈ)rab¦dȯidᵊl
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin rhabdoides, from Greek rhabdoeidēs like a rod, striped, from rhabd- + -oeidēs -oid