adjective
- resembling or relating to a rhizoid (a rootlike structure in nonvascular plants)
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The moss displayed rhizoidal structures that anchored it to the rock surface.
- Rhizoidal filaments help bryophytes absorb water and nutrients from their substrate.
- The botanist examined the rhizoidal attachments under a microscope.
- Liverworts use their rhizoidal extensions to secure themselves to moist soil.
- The specimen showed typical rhizoidal branching patterns.
- These rhizoidal hairs are essential for the plant’s survival in dry conditions.