The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rhizine
Rhizine \Rhi"zine\, n. [Gr. ??? root.] (Bot.) A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.
Wiktionary
rhizine
n. (context botany lichenology English) A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.
Usage examples of "rhizine".
The rhizines are as thin as hair and they go down farther than you can imagine!