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rhizobia

rhizobia is the plural of rhizobium.

Meaning of rhizobium

Noun

rhizobium (plural rhizobia)

  1. Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen.
  2. (broadly) Any diazotrophic bacterium that can fix nitrogen and form root nodules in legumes.

Questions about rhizobia

What is rhizobia the plural of?
Rhizobia is the plural of rhizobium.

Words near rhizobia in the dictionary

  1. rhizo-
  2. rhizobacteria
  3. rhizobacterial
  4. rhizobacterium
  5. rhizobactin
  6. rhizobia
  7. rhizobiaceous
  8. rhizobial
  9. rhizobially
  10. rhizobiome
  11. rhizobiomes

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