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rhizodeposit

rhizodeposit noun: sloughed-off plant cells, in the rhizosphere, that are fed on by bacteria.

Noun

rhizodeposit (plural rhizodeposits)

  1. Sloughed-off plant cells, in the rhizosphere, that are fed on by bacteria.

Forms of rhizodeposit

pluralrhizodeposits

Origin of rhizodeposit

From rhizo- + deposit.

Questions about rhizodeposit

What does rhizodeposit mean?
Rhizodeposit means sloughed-off plant cells, in the rhizosphere, that are fed on by bacteria.
What part of speech is rhizodeposit?
Rhizodeposit is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizodeposit?
The plural of rhizodeposit is rhizodeposits.

Words near rhizodeposit in the dictionary

  1. rhizocorm
  2. rhizocorms
  3. rhizocretion
  4. rhizocretions
  5. rhizodeposed
  6. rhizodeposit
  7. rhizodeposited
  8. rhizodeposition
  9. rhizodepositions
  10. rhizodeposits
  11. rhizoderm

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