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rhizo-

rhizo- prefix: roots (of living organisms).

Prefix

rhizo-

  1. roots (of living organisms).

Forms of rhizo-

alternative before-vowelrhiz-

Origin of rhizo-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză, “root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Questions about rhizo-

What does rhizo- mean?
Rhizo- means roots (of living organisms).
What part of speech is rhizo-?
Rhizo- is a prefix.

Words near rhizo- in the dictionary

  1. rhizinae
  2. rhizine
  3. rhizines
  4. rhizinomorph
  5. rhizinomorphs
  6. rhizo-
  7. rhizobacteria
  8. rhizobacterial
  9. rhizobacterium
  10. rhizobactin
  11. rhizobia

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