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Hypha vs Rhizoid - What's the difference?

hypha | rhizoid |

As nouns the difference between hypha and rhizoid

is that hypha is any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus while rhizoid is a rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients.

hypha

English

Noun

(wikipedia hypha) (hyphae)
  • (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

    • rhizoid

    English

    (wikipedia rhizoid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A rootlike structure in fungi and some plants that acts as support and/or aids the absorption of nutrients.

    • References

    * [http://www.yourdictionary.com/rhizoid]