rhizobium

[ rahy-zoh-bee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Bacteriology.

, plural rhi·zo·bi·a [rahy-, zoh, -bee-, uh].

any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, found as symbiotic nitrogen fixers in nodules on the roots of the bean, clover, etc.

rhizobium

/ raɪˈzəʊbɪəm /

See nitrogen fixation
any rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Rhizobium , typically occurring in the root nodules of leguminous plants and able to fix atmospheric nitrogen See also nitrogen fixation

< New Latin (1889), equivalent to rhizo- rhizo- + Greek bí ( os ) life ( bio- ) + Latin -um noun suffix

C20: from rhizo- + Greek bios life

The technical name of these bacteria is Rhizobium leguminosarum.

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