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rhi·zoid (rī'zoid')
n.
  1. A slender rootlike filament by which mosses, liverworts, and fern gametophytes attach to the substratum and absorb nourishment.
  2. A rootlike extension of the thallus of a fungus.
rhizoid rhi'zoid' or rhi·zoi'dal (-zoid'l) adj.

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