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Webster 1913 Edition


Hydrorhiza


Hyˊdro-rhi′za

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Hydrorhizæ
(#)
, E.
Hydrorhizas
(#)
.
[NL., fr. E.
hydra
+ Gr. [GREEK] a root.]
(Zool.)
The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under
Hydroidea
.

Definition 2024


hydrorhiza

hydrorhiza

English

Noun

hydrorhiza (plural hydrorhizas or hydrorhizae)

  1. (zoology) The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects.