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Meaning of "rhizomorph" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHIZOMORPH

rhizomorph  [ˈraɪzəʊˌmɔːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHIZOMORPH

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Rhizomorph is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RHIZOMORPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rhizomorph

Mycelial cord

Mycelial cords are linear aggregations of parallel-oriented hyphae. The mature cords are composed of wide, empty vessel hyphae surrounded by narrower sheathing hyphae. Cords may look similar to plant roots, and also frequently have similar functions; hence they are also called rhizomorphs. Mycelial cords are capable of conducting nutrients over long distances. For instance, they can transfer nutrients to a developing fruiting body, or enable wood-rotting fungi to grow through soil from an established food base in search of new food sources. For parasitic fungi, they can help spread infection by growing from established clusters to uninfected parts. The cords of some wood-rotting fungi may be capable of penetrating masonry. The mechanism of the cord formation is not yet precisely understood. Mathematical models suggest that some fields or gradients of signalling chemicals, parallel to the cord axis, may be involved. Rhizomorphs can grow up to 9 m in length and 5 mm in diameter.

Definition of rhizomorph in the English dictionary

The definition of rhizomorph in the dictionary is a rootlike structure of certain fungi, such as the honey fungus Armillaria mellea, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHIZOMORPH


allomorph
ˈæləˌmɔːf
anthropomorph
ˈænθrəpəˌmɔːf
biomorph
ˈbaɪəʊˌmɔːf
ectomorph
ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf
endomorph
ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf
ergatandromorph
ˌɜːɡəˈtændrəˌmɔːf
gynandromorph
dʒɪˈnændrəʊˌmɔːf
homeomorph
ˈhɒmɪəˌmɔːf
hystricomorph
hɪˈstraɪkəʊˌmɔːf
isomorph
ˈaɪsəʊˌmɔːf
lagomorph
ˈlæɡəʊˌmɔːf
mesomorph
ˈmɛsəʊˌmɔːf
neomorph
ˈniːəʊˌmɔːf
ornithomorph
ˈɔːnɪθəʊˌmɔːf
perimorph
ˈpɛrɪˌmɔːf
polymorph
ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf
pseudomorph
ˈsjuːdəʊˌmɔːf
pythonomorph
paɪˈθɒnəʊˌmɔːf
theriomorph
ˈθɪərɪəʊˌmɔːf
xeromorph
ˈzɪərəʊˌmɔːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHIZOMORPH

rhizocephalous
rhizoctonia
rhizogenetic
rhizogenic
rhizogenous
rhizoid
rhizoidal
rhizomatous
rhizome
rhizomic
rhizomorphous
rhizophagous
rhizophilous
rhizophore
rhizoplane
rhizopod
rhizopodan
rhizopodous
rhizopus
rhizosphere

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHIZOMORPH

allelomorph
bimorph
dimorph
ergatomorph
homoeomorph
homomorph
hypomorph
morph
ophiomorph
paramorph
skeuomorph
trimorph
zoomorph

Synonyms and antonyms of rhizomorph in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rhizomorph» into 25 languages

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菌索
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
380 millions of speakers
ar

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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorphe
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Rhizomorph
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Rhizomorphe
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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Rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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रेजोमोर्क
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rhizomorph
70 millions of speakers

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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhizomorph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHIZOMORPH»

The term «rhizomorph» is used very little and occupies the 180.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHIZOMORPH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhizomorph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHIZOMORPH»

Discover the use of rhizomorph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhizomorph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Botany For Degree Pteridophyta
The stem and the rhizomorph have their own meristem. In the light of these observations it is difficult to believe that the rhizomorph is a new structure and is not a fundamental part of the plant body. (b) Fusion product of Roots This view was put ...
Anil Kumar), 2012
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21st Century Guidebook to Fungi with CD
9.14 Rhizomorph structure. The diagonal diagram is a sectional drawing showing general structure, with the apical region magnified to show the appearance of a growing point of tightly packed cells. Behind the tip is a medullary zone ...
David Moore, Geoffrey D. Robson, Anthony P. J. Trinci, 2011
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Fungal Morphogenesis
The apical region of the rhizomorph contains tightly packed cells and behind the tip is a medullary zone containing swollen, vacuolated and often multinucleate cells surrounded by copious air- or mucilage-filled spaces. The medullary region  ...
David Moore, 2003
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Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants
Aerial branches having characteristics of Paurodendron (Fry, 1 954) were found attached to the upper end of the erect rhizomorph. The roots borne by the rhizomorph were spirally arranged, a rather unusual root arrangement found in several ...
Wilson Nichols Stewart, 1993
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Fungal Biology
In Armillaria, although the rhizomorph is made up of several thousand closely associated, parallel, unbranched septate hyphae, which grow some five to six times faster than unorganized hyphae, individual hyphae are not easily discernible at ...
Harry J. Hudson, 1992
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Krishna's Diversity of Microbes, Fungi & Lichens
The rhizomorph is made up of several thousand unbranched parallel hyphae which grow in a co-ordinated manner some 5 to 6 times faster than the normal hyphae. However, individual hyphae can not be easily distinguished. Its apex consists ...
Dr. D. K. Awasthi
7
Effects of ash leachates on growth and development of ...
Mycelial fans similar to those found beneath the bark of infected pine trees developed at the interface of the agar medium and the petri dish bottom in 80, 50, and 50 percent of the colonies started with aerial rhizomorph tips and grown on ...
Jimmy L. Reaves, Charles Gardner Shaw, Robert E. Martin, 1984
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Aspects of Tropical Mycology
dynamics of the litter-trapping fungi, by grazing the contact zones, and thus releasing litter from the canopy. Litter-trapping by rhizomorph-forming fungi We measured different rhizomorph systems in the field in Papua New Guinea and Ecuador ...
Susan Isaac, 1993
9
Principles of Forest Pathology
Or a hyphal aggregate, which is organized into a rhizomorph such as that produced by the common root-decaying fungus, A rmillaria mellea, may enter. Entrance by a rhizomorph is partly by mechanical pressure and partly by chemical action.
F. H. Tainter, F. A. Baker, 1996
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Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Microscopy reveals that fully differentiated vessel hyphae first appear in the rhizomorph well behind the advancing mycelial front. They occupy the full length of the rhizomorph but do not enter the mantle of ECM root. The junction between  ...
Sally E. Smith, David J. Read, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHIZOMORPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhizomorph is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Fungus Among Us—Author Names Oregon's Humongous Fungus …
Faulk continues, “Now for the letdown: The bulk of this behemoth resides underground in a stringy network of roots called a rhizomorph. The only visible traces ... «USDA.gov, Nov 12»
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7 Gross Wonders Across America
Now for the letdown: The bulk of this behemoth resides underground in a stringy network of roots called a rhizomorph. The only visible traces are the mushrooms ... «FOX2now.com, Oct 12»
3
In search of a whistle in the wilds
The exterior was of moss and the interior lining of black rhizomorph fibres. On returning to the site in early May 2010, two off-white eggs (with reddish-brown ... «Sunday Times.lk, Jan 12»

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