Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "rhizoid" isakhiwo esifana nempande noma isithasiselo esitholakala ezitshalweni ezithile, isikhunta, nolunye ulwelwe. Ama-Rhizoid ngokuvamile asebenza ukugxilisa umzimba endaweni engaphansi futhi amunce amanzi nemisoco endaweni ezungezile. Avame ukuba mncane futhi abe nemicu, futhi angase abe unicellular noma ama-multicellular. Ama-Rhizoid awazona izimpande zangempela, njengoba zintula izicubu ezikhethekile nezakhiwo ezifana nezicubu zemithambo nezivalo zezimpande.