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RHIZOBIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: rhizobia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen

Synonyms:

genus Rhizobium; Rhizobium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhizobium" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Holonyms ("Rhizobium" is a member of...):

family Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiaceae (a small family of rod-shaped bacteria)

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