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Rhizobium

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Noun

1. genus rhizobium, rhizobium

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rhizobium

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noun plural -bia (-bɪə)
any rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Rhizobium, typically occurring in the root nodules of leguminous plants and able to fix atmospheric nitrogen
See also nitrogen fixation

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Rhizobium

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nounWord forms: plural rhiˈzobia (raɪˈzoʊbiə ; rīzōˈbēə)
any of a genus (Rhizobium) of rod-shaped, nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in nodules on the roots of certain leguminous plants, as the bean and clover

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rhizobium

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n. pl. rhi·zo·bi·a (-bē-ə)
Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Rhizobium that form root nodules in leguminous plants, such as clover and beans, where they establish a symbiotic relationship in which the bacteria obtain carbon and energy from the plant while supplying the plant with nitrogen by nitrogen fixation.

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