Meaning Of The Word Rhizobium

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Rhizobium Definition
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What's The Definition Of Rhizobium?

rhizobium in American English
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
noun: any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, found as symbiotic nitrogen fixers in nodules on the roots of the bean, clover, etc

rhizobium in British English
noun: any rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Rhizobium, typically occurring in the root nodules of leguminous plants and able to fix atmospheric nitrogen

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