rhizomorph

noun

rhi·​zo·​morph

ˈrīzəˌmȯrf

1

: an aggregation of fungal threads intertwining like the strands of a rope that frequently resembles a root and is characteristic of many basidiomycetes (as Armillaria mellea)

2

[rhiz- + -morph] : the lower part of the short cormoid axis from which the true roots develop in members of the genus Isoetes and various other lower vascular plants

rhizomorphic

¦⸗⸗¦mȯrfik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin rhizomorpha, from rhiz- + -morpha, feminine singular of -morphus -morphous

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