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rhizosheath

rhizosheath noun: the coating that surrounds a rhizome.

Noun

rhizosheath (plural rhizosheaths)

  1. The coating that surrounds a rhizome

Forms of rhizosheath

pluralrhizosheaths

Origin of rhizosheath

From rhizo- + sheath.

Questions about rhizosheath

What does rhizosheath mean?
Rhizosheath means the coating that surrounds a rhizome.
What part of speech is rhizosheath?
Rhizosheath is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizosheath?
The plural of rhizosheath is rhizosheaths.

Words near rhizosheath in the dictionary

  1. rhizosecretes
  2. rhizosecreting
  3. rhizosecretion
  4. rhizosecretions
  5. rhizosessile
  6. rhizosheath
  7. rhizosheaths
  8. rhizosphere
  9. rhizospheres
  10. rhizospheric
  11. rhizostomatid

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