rhizophore

noun

rhi·​zo·​phore

ˈrīzəˌfō(ə)r

plural -s

: one of the downward-growing leafless dichotomous shoots in club mosses of the genus Selaginella that bear tufts of adventitious roots at the apex

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary rhiz- + -phore

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