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—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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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
hydrorhiza — n. [Gr. hydor, water; rhiza, root] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) A tubular or ribbon like basal attachment of a colony anchoring the colony to the substrate; the stalk of the colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hydrorhiza — hy·dro·rhi·za … English syllables
hydrorhiza — … Useful english dictionary
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
Hydrorhizas — 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
Cytaeididae — Systematik Stamm: Nesseltiere (Cnidaria) Klasse: Hydrozoen (Hydrozoa) Unterklasse: Leptolinae Ordnung: Anthomedusae … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hydractiniidae — Hydractinia epiconcha Systematik Stamm: Nesseltiere (Cnidaria) Klasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
rhizome — n. [Gr. rhiza, root] (CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa) The stolon; the hydrorhiza … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
