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71Mangle — (M. Endl., Manglebaum), gehört zur Gattung Rhizophora aus der Familie der Rhizo phoreae. Daher Mangleaustern, sind Austern, welche in Westindien durch Stürme losgerissen auf die Manglebäume geworfen werden, s.u. Austern 2) a) …
72rhiz- — pref. Variant of rhizo . * * * …
73rhizosphere — [rī′zəsfir΄] n. 〚 RHIZO + SPHERE〛 Ecol. the part of the soil enclosing and influenced by the roots of a plant * * * rhi·zo·sphere (rīʹzə sfîr ) n. The soil zone that surrounds and is influenced by the roots of plants. * * * …
74wrād- — Branch, root. Oldest form *wreə₂d , colored to *wraə₂d , contracted to *wrād . Derivatives include root1, wort, radish, and licorice. I. Basic form *wrād . root1; rutabaga, from Old Norse rōt, root, from Germa …
75rhizocarpous — /ruy zoh kahr peuhs/, adj. Bot. having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs. Also, rhizocarpic /ruy zoh kahr pik/. [1825 35; RHIZO + CARPOUS] * * * …
76rhizocephalous — /ruy zoh sef euh leuhs/, adj. Zool. belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs. [1890 95; RHIZO + CEPHALOUS] * * * …
77rhizogenic — /ruy zoh jen ik/, adj. Bot. producing roots, as certain cells. Also, rhizogenous /ruy zoj euh neuhs/. [1880 85; RHIZO + GENIC] * * * …
78rhizomorph — /ruy zeuh mawrf /, n. Mycol. a cordlike fusion of hyphae that leads certain fungi across various substrates like a root through soil. [1840 50; RHIZO + MORPH] * * * …
79rhizomorphous — /ruy zoh mawr feuhs/, adj. Bot. rootlike in form. Also, rhizomorphoid. [1855 60; RHIZO + MORPHOUS] * * * …
80rhizophagous — /ruy zof euh geuhs/, adj. feeding on roots. [1825 35; RHIZO + PHAGOUS] * * * …
