RHIZINE

Etymology

Noun

rhizine (plural rhizines)

(botany, lichenology) A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid

Source: Wiktionary


Rhi"zine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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