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agrobacterium

agrobacterium noun: a soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.

agrobacterium: a soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of...
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Noun

agrobacterium (plural agrobacteria)

  1. A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.

agrobacterium meaning in Thai

agrobacterium in Thai

soil bacterium of the genus Agrobacterium
อโกรแบคทีเรียม à-groo-bɛ̀ɛk-tii-riiam

Forms of agrobacterium

pluralagrobacteria

Origin of agrobacterium

Borrowed from taxonomic name Agrobacterium. By surface analysis, agro- + bacterium.

Words formed from agrobacterium

Questions about agrobacterium

What does agrobacterium mean?
Agrobacterium means a soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
What is agrobacterium in Thai?
Agrobacterium in Thai is อโกรแบคทีเรียม (à-groo-bɛ̀ɛk-tii-riiam). See Agrobacterium meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is agrobacterium?
Agrobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of agrobacterium?
The plural of agrobacterium is agrobacteria.

Words near agrobacterium in the dictionary

  1. agro-wastes
  2. agroalimentary
  3. agroan
  4. agrobacteria
  5. agrobacterial
  6. agrobacterium
  7. agrobiodiverse
  8. agrobiodiversity
  9. agrobiologic
  10. agrobiological
  11. agrobiologically

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