"rhizomorph" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rhizomorphs [plural]
Etymology: From rhizo- + -morph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|rhizo|morph}} rhizo- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhizomorph (plural rhizomorphs)
  1. A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi Synonyms: mycelial cord Derived forms: rhizomorphoid Related terms: rhizomorphal, rhizomorphic, rhizomorphous

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "-morph",
      "-morph#English"
    ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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        }
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              10,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 63:",
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        }
      ],
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          "hypha"
        ],
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          "fungus"
        ]
      ],
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        },
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        }
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    ]
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    },
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    },
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      ],
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}

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