HyperDic: rhizoid

English > 1 sense of the word *rhizoid*:
NOUN	plant	rhizoid	any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc

rhizoid > pronunciation
Sounds	ray'zoy.d
Rhymes	adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd...

English > *rhizoid*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc.
Narrower	leak fungus, ring rot fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer	fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
Broader	fibril, filament, strand	A very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Spanish	rizoide
Catalan	rizoide
Adjectives	rhizoidal	of or relating to a rhizoid