Rhīzō-mōr'phē, n.

n. [From Gr. ῥίζα, root, and μορφή, form.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi resembling the root of a tree, found in damp cellars, on decayed wood, in mines, and similar places. One species (R. subterranea), found in the coal mines of Dresden, is remarkable for its brilliant phosphorescence. Baird.