rhizoid

Noun
  1. Any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc (synset 112995586)
    is a type of: fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
    subtypes: leak fungus, rhizopus stolonifer, ring rot fungus - fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes

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