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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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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