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单词 rhizoid
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rhizoid


rhi·zoid

R0221700 (rī′zoid′)n. A slender rootlike filament that grows from an alga, a fungus, or the gametophyte of a moss, liverwort, or fern, used for attachment and nourishment.
rhi′zoid′, rhi·zoi′dal (-zoid′l) adj.

rhizoid

(ˈraɪzɔɪd) n (Botany) any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants rhiˈzoidal adj

rhi•zoid

(ˈraɪ zɔɪd)

adj. 1. rootlike. n. 2. (in mosses, ferns, etc.) one of the rootlike filaments by which the plant is attached to the substratum. [1855–60; < Greek rhíz(a) root + -oid] rhi•zoi′dal, adj.

rhi·zoid

(rī′zoid′) A slender, root-like filament by which mosses, liverworts, fungi, and the reproductive generation of ferns attach themselves to the material in which they grow and absorb nourishment.
Thesaurus
Noun1.rhizoid - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etcrhizoid - any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etcleak fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer, ring rot fungus - fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoesfibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Rhizoid


rhizoid

[′rī‚zȯid] (botany) A rootlike structure which helps to hold the plant to a substrate; found on fungi, liverworts, lichens, mosses, and ferns.

Rhizoid

 

one of the unicellular or multicellular filaments arranged in a row in mosses, lichens, and some algae and fungi (for example, Rhizopus). Rhizoids serve for attachment to a substrate, from which they absorb water and extract nutrients. The filaments resemble root hairs. In marchantiaceous mosses there are special rhizoids consisting of dead cells along which water moves by means of wick action.

rhizoid


rhizoid

 [ri´zoid] resembling a root.

rhi·zoid

(rī'zoyd), 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. [rhizo- + G. eidos, resemblance]

rhizoid

(rī′zoid′)n. A slender rootlike filament that grows from an alga, a fungus, or the gametophyte of a moss, liverwort, or fern, used for attachment and nourishment.
rhi′zoid′, rhi·zoi′dal (-zoid′l) adj.

rhi·zoid

(rī'zoyd) 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]

rhizoid

a hairlike structure that functions as a root in lower organisms such as certain fungi and mosses. Rhizoids are important in penetrating a substance, giving anchorage and absorbing nutrients.

rhizoid


  • noun

Words related to rhizoid

noun any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc

Related Words

  • leak fungus
  • Rhizopus stolonifer
  • ring rot fungus
  • fibril
  • filament
  • strand
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