bacteroid
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təˌrɔɪd noun
1.
any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.
adjective
2.
Also, bac·te·roi·dal. resembling bacteria.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | resembling a bacterium |
| —n | |
| 2. | any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the gut of humans and animals |
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The bacteroid receives nitrogen from the bacteria that has been fixed from the free nitrogen in the air.
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