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rhizoid

/ˈraɪ.zɔɪd/

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noun

/ˈraɪ.zɔɪd/C2formalscientific
  • ruТонкая нить или корнеподобная структура, встречающаяся у мхов, папоротников, грибов и некоторых других организмов, служащая в первую очередь для прикрепления и всасывания.

A slender filament or root-like structure found in mosses, ferns, fungi, and some other organisms, serving primarily for anchorage and absorption.

  1. C1formalscientific

    A slender, root-like filament that anchors non-vascular plants (like mosses) and fungi to a substrate and absorbs water and nutrients.

    ruКорневидная нить

    • The moss uses rhizoids to attach itself to the tree bark.
    • Fungal rhizoids penetrate the soil to absorb nutrients.
    • Unlike true roots, rhizoids lack specialized vascular tissue.
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  • rhizoid's possessive singular form