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rhizina

noun (1)
rhi·​zi·​na | \ rə̇ˈzÄ«nÉ™, -zÄ“nÉ™\
variants: or less commonly rhizine \ ˈrÄ«ËŒzÄ«n , -​zᵊn \
plural -s

Definition of rhizina

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: rhizoid

Rhizina

noun (2)
Rhi·​zi·​na | \ rə̇ˈzÄ«nÉ™, -zÄ“nÉ™\

Definition of Rhizina (Entry 2 of 2)

: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Pezizaceae) that form flat ascocarps with rootlike outgrowths

Other Words from rhizina

Noun (1)

rhizinous \ rə̇ˈzÄ«nÉ™s , -​ˈzÄ“n ; ˈrÄ«zᵊn-​ \ adjective

History and Etymology for rhizina

Noun (1)

New Latin rhizina, from rhiz- + -ina -ine

Noun (2)

New Latin, from rhiz- + -ina

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