rhi·zoid 
(rīzoid′)
(rīzoid′)n.
A slender rootlike filament that grows from an alga, a fungus, or the gametophyte of a moss, liverwort, or fern, used for attachment and nourishment.
rhizoid′, rhi·zoidal (-zoidl) adj.
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