rhizomorph etymology

English word rhizomorph comes from English -morph (Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.), English rhizo- (Roots (of living organisms).)

Detailed word origin of rhizomorph

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-morph English (eng) Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.
rhizo- English (eng) Roots (of living organisms).
rhizomorph English (eng) A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi.

Words with the same origin as rhizomorph

Descendants of -morph
allomorphic allotriomorph amorph dimorph ectomorphic endomorph endomorphic gynomorph homoeomorphous hypermorph ichthyomorph karyomorph nematomorph neomorph olenimorph perimorph polymorph polymorphic protomorph pseudomorph pseudomorphic trimorph xenomorphous xeromorph
Descendants of rhizo-
minirhizotron rhizic rhizobacterial rhizobacterium rhizocarpous rhizodeposit rhizodeposited rhizoflagellate rhizogen rhizoid rhizolith rhizomania rhizopathy rhizophagy rhizoplane rhizoremediation rhizosphere rhizostome rhizotaxis rhizotomy rhizotron