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Webster 1913 Edition

Rhizoid

Rhi′zoid

,

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] root +

-oid

.]

(Bot.)

A rootlike appendage.

Definition 2025

rhizoid

rhizoid

English

Noun

rhizoid ‎(plural rhizoids)

(botany) A rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients.

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