hydrorhiza

hydrorhiza
hydrorhizal, adj.
/huy'dreuh ruy"zeuh/, n., pl. hydrorhizae /-zee/.
the rootlike base of a hydroid colony, by which it is attached to the substratum.
[1860-65; < NL; see HYDRO-1, -RHIZA]

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  • Hydrorhizae — Hydrorhiza Hy dro*rhi za, n.; pl. L. {Hydrorhiz[ae]}, E. {Hydrorhizas}. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? a root.] (Zo[ o]l.) The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under {Hydroidea}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • polysiphonous — adj. [Gr. polys, many; siphon, tube] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) Pertaining to a hydrocaulis covered by stolons from the hydrorhiza; see monosiphonous …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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