hydrorhizas

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hydrorhizas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydrorhiza \Hy`dro*rhi"za\, n.; pl. L. Hydrorhiz[ae], E.
     Hydrorhizas. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? a root.] (Zool.)
     The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is
     attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea.
     [1913 Webster]