Rhinotermitidae
— Noun
– English
~ large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
rhinotomy
— Noun
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~ surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus
rhinotracheitis
— Noun
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~ a respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle
rhinovirus
— Noun
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~ any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections
Rhipsalis
— Noun
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~ large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits
Rhiptoglossa
— Noun
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~ Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
Rhizobiaceae
— Noun
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~ a small family of rod-shaped bacteria
Rhizobium
— Noun
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~ the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
rhizoctinia
— Noun
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~ any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia
rhizoctinia disease
— Noun
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~ disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and Corticium
rhizoid
— Noun
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~ any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
rhizoidal
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to a rhizoid
rhizomatous begonia
— Noun
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~ any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes
rhizomatous
— Adjective
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~ producing or possessing or resembling rhizomes
rhizome
— Noun
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~ a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
rhizomorph
— Noun
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~ a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi
Rhizophora
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs
Rhizophora mangle
— Noun
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~ a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
Rhizophoraceae
— Noun
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~ trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
rhizopod
— Noun
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~ protozoa characterized by a pseudopod