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rhizoids

rhizoids is the plural of rhizoid.

Meaning of rhizoid

Noun

rhizoid (plural rhizoids)

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

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Questions about rhizoids

What is rhizoids the plural of?
Rhizoids is the plural of rhizoid.

Words near rhizoids in the dictionary

  1. rhizogenous
  2. rhizogens
  3. rhizohypha
  4. rhizoid
  5. rhizoidal
  6. rhizoids
  7. rhizokinetic
  8. rhizolite
  9. rhizolites
  10. rhizolith
  11. rhizoliths

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