rhizine

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noun

A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid

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Meanings

nounrhizine (plural rhizines)

plural rhizines

  1. biologyA rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid

Origin

Ancient Greek for "root".

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Translations

Italian rizina
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Cite this entry
APA

rhizine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizine

MLA

“rhizine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhizine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhizine.

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