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actinorhizal

actinorhizal adjective: able to form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria.

Adjective

actinorhizal (not comparable)

  1. Able to form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria

Noun

actinorhizal (plural actinorhizals)

  1. Such a plant

Forms of actinorhizal

pluralactinorhizals

Origin of actinorhizal

From actino- + rhizal.

Questions about actinorhizal

What does actinorhizal mean?
Actinorhizal means able to form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria.
What part of speech is actinorhizal?
Actinorhizal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near actinorhizal in the dictionary

  1. actinopts
  2. actinoptygian
  3. actinoptygians
  4. actinoquinol
  5. actinorhiza
  6. actinorhizal
  7. actinorhizals
  8. actinorhizas
  9. actinorhodin
  10. actinorhodins
  11. actinorhodopsin

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