A fine connection between the flagellum or blepharoplast and the nucleus of a protozoan. [rhizo- + G. plastos, formed]
* * *
rhi·zo·plast 'rī-zə-.plast n a fibril that connects the blepharoplast with the nucleus in flagellated cells or organisms
* * *
rhi·zo·plast (riґzo-plast) [rhizo- + -plast] flagellar rootlet.Medical dictionary. 2011.