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rhi·zo·morph
\ˈrīzəˌmȯrf\ noun
Etymology: New Latin rhizomorpha, from rhiz- + -morpha, feminine singular of -morphus -morphous
1. : an aggregation of fungous threads intertwining like the strands of a rope that frequently resembles a root and is characteristic of many basidiomycetes (as Armillaria mellea)
2. [rhiz- + -morph] : the lower part of the short cormoid axis from which the true roots develop in members of the genus Isoetes and various other lower vascular plants
• rhi·zo·mor·phic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik\ adjective |