rhizoid

/ˌraɪˈzɔɪd/

Other forms: rhizoids

Definitions of rhizoid

1. noun

   any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
   types:

   Rhizopus stolonifer, leak fungus, ring rot fungus

   fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes

   type of:

   fibril, filament, strand

   a very slender natural or synthetic fiber