rhizoid

English

Etymology

From rhiz- +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.zɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪzɔɪd

Noun

rhizoid (plural rhizoids)

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

Translations

rootlike structure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假根 (zh) (jiǎgēn)

• Finnish: juurtumahapsi
• French: rhizoïde (fr) m
• Ido: rizoido (io)
• Italian: rizoide m
• Japanese: 仮根 (ja) (kari ne)
• Spanish: rizoide (es) m
• Swedish: rhizoid c

Adjective

rhizoid (comparative more rhizoid, superlative most rhizoid)

1. Resembling the root of a plant.

Descendants

• → Latin: rhizoidus

Translations

resembling root

• Finnish: juurimainen
• Latin: rhizoidus

References

• [1]

Swedish

Noun

rhizoid c

1. (lichenology) a rhizoid

Declension

Declension of rhizoid

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rhizoid	rhizoids
	definite	rhizoiden	rhizoidens
plural	indefinite	rhizoider	rhizoiders
	definite	rhizoiderna	rhizoidernas