Rhizophore

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rhizophore [′rī·zə‚fȯr]

(botany)

A leafless, downward-growing dichotomousSelaginellashoot that has tufts of adventitious roots at the apex.

Rhizophore

one of the slender, rootlike processes formed in Selaginella having prostrate and semiprostrate stems at the branching sites of the stalk. Rhizophores arise in the embryo. In contrast to typical roots, they originate exogenously and have no root cap. Upon reaching the ground, rhizophores form several endogenous suckers that penetrate the soil. Rhizophores are considered organs of stem origin.

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No references found			The irregular dimples on your rhizophore mark the places where rootlets once emerged underground. Rooted in the ancient tropics: a drowned forest, now a UNESCO World ... by Waddington, Janet / ROM Magazine For several years, it had been known that Stigmaria found in the underclay of coals was in fact the rhizophore of Sigillaria (Logan 1841; Brown 1846), and to this evidence Dawson was able to add many other convincing proofs (Fig. Sir William Dawson (1820-1899): a very modern paleobotanist by Falcon-Lang, Howard J.; Calder, John H. / Atlantic Geology Bruguiera species have prop roots near the base of the stem, but they have not developed as true stilt roots like species of Rhizophore family. Wild shrimps and shrimping in Pakistan territorial water by Sami, M.A. / Economic Review			rhipidium Rhipiphoridae rhizanthous rhizautoicous rhizic water Rhizine Rhizobia Rhizobiaceae Rhizobium rhizocarpous Rhizocephala Rhizochloridina rhizoconcretion rhizoctol Rhizoctonia Disease Rhizoctonia Rot of Citrus Rhizodontidae Rhizoid Rhizomastigida Rhizomastigina Rhizome Rhizomorph Rhizophagidae Rhizophoraceae Rhizophorales Rhizophore rhizoplast rhizopod Rhizopoda Rhizopodea Rhizosphere Rhizostomae Rhizostomeae rhizotomy rhizotron RHM RHN rho meson rho-theta navigation rhobuck rhodamine B rhodamine toner Rhodanian orogeny rhodanic acid rhodanine Rhode Island Rhode Island Independence Day Rhode Island Red Rhode Island Red chicken Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island State Parks			rhizomeningomyelitis Rhizomes Rhizomes Rhizomes rhizomic rhizomic rhizomic rhizomorph rhizomorph rhizomorphous rhizomorphs rhizomorphs Rhizomucor Rhizomycelial Rhizomycelial Rhizomycelial Rhizomyini rhizoneure Rhizophaga Rhizophagidae rhizophagous Rhizophora Rhizophora mangle Rhizophoracae Rhizophoracae Rhizophoraceae Rhizophoraceae Rhizophoraceae Rhizophorales Rhizophorales Rhizophore Rhizophorous rhizoplast rhizopod rhizopod rhizopod Rhizopoda Rhizopoda Rhizopoda rhizopodan rhizopodan Rhizopodea Rhizopodea rhizopodium rhizopodous rhizopodous Rhizopods Rhizopods Rhizopods Rhizopogon Rhizopogon idahoensis Rhizopogonaceae rhizopus rhizopus Rhizopus nigricans Rhizopus stolonifer rhizosphere rhizosphere Rhizosphere Research Products rhizospheres rhizospheres

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