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rhizomorph
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rhizomorph [′rī·zə‚mȯrf]
(botany)
A rootlike structure, characteristic of many basidiomycetes, consisting of a mass of densely packed and intertwined hyphae.


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It grows arms called rhizomorphs, which can extend 25 feet to 40 feet away from the root ball and even penetrate non-cellulosic material, such as plaster, concrete and brick and, after having penetrated that barrier, eat the wood on the other side," he said.
Oreo became adept at instantaneous translations of the professor's rhizomorphs.
The rhizomorphs grow from the soil, usually entering the house from hidden, dank areas such as crawl spaces and continuing unseen behind the walls and under linoleum.
 
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