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Definition of rhizomorph in English English dictionary
- A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi
- (Gr rhiza, root; morphe, shape) A thick strand of somatic hyphae, in which the hyphae have lost their individuality, with the whole mass behaving as a organised unit i e like the tip of a root
- a dense mass of hyphae forming a rootlike structure characteristic of many fungi
- An aggregation of hyphae resembling a root and having a well defined apical meristem capable of transporting nutrients and spreading infection over considerable distances; often differentiated into a rind of small dark cells surrounding a core of elongate colourless cells
- A calcareous structure formed around roots, and preserving the form of the root
- A solid rootlike cord of mycelial material