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Word: Rhizobium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from rhizo- ‘root’ + Greek bios ‘life’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rʌɪˈzəʊbɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a nitrogen-fixing bacterium that is common in the soil, especially in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
Short Definition:nitrogen-fixing bacterium in soil
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