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Rhizine

Rhizine \Rhi"zine\, n. [Gr. ??? root.] (Bot.) A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses or on lichens; a rhizoid.

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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!