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rhizoid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹaɪ.zɔɪd/
  • rhymes with -aɪzɔɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: R AY1 Z OY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling the root of a plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fibril, filament, strand

Narrower terms: leak fungus, ring rot fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer

History

Etymology

From rhiz- + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: juurimainen — resembling root
  • Latin: rhizoidus — resembling root
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假根 (jiǎgēn) — rootlike structure
  • Finnish: juurtumahapsi — rootlike structure
  • French: rhizoïde — rootlike structure
  • Ido: rizoido — rootlike structure
  • Italian: rizoide — rootlike structure
  • Japanese: 仮根 (kari ne) — rootlike structure
  • Spanish: rizoide — rootlike structure
  • Swedish: rhizoid — rootlike structure