Rhizoids are a structure in plants, fungi and some other organisms (for example some sponges) that functions like a root in support or absorption. In fungi, rhizoids are small branching hyphae that grow downwards from the stolons that anchor the fungus. They release digestive enzymes and absorb digested organic material. In land plants, rhizoids are trichomes that anchor the plant to the ground. In the liverworts, they are absent or unicellular, but multicelled in mosses. In vascular plants they… (More on Rhizoid)