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ensifer

ensifer noun: a member of the genus Ensifer, of the bacteria family Rhizobiaceae.

Noun

ensifer (uncountable)

  1. A member of the genus Ensifer, of the bacteria family Rhizobiaceae.

Origin of ensifer

Borrowed from Latin ēnsifer (“sword-bearing”).

Words formed from ensifer

Questions about ensifer

What does ensifer mean?
Ensifer means a member of the genus Ensifer, of the bacteria family Rhizobiaceae.
What part of speech is ensifer?
Ensifer is a noun.

Words near ensifer in the dictionary

  1. ensialic
  2. enside
  3. ensiege
  4. ensieged
  5. ensifentrine
  6. ensifer
  7. ensiferan
  8. ensiferans
  9. ensiferous
  10. ensiform
  11. ensiform process

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