GENUS AGROBACTERIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Agrobacterium mean? 

• GENUS AGROBACTERIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS AGROBACTERIUM has 1 sense:

1. small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems

  Familiarity information: GENUS AGROBACTERIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS AGROBACTERIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Agrobacterium; genus Agrobacterium

Hypernyms ("genus Agrobacterium" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Agrobacterium"):

Agrobacterium tumefaciens (the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants)

Holonyms ("genus Agrobacterium" is a member of...):

family Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiaceae (a small family of rod-shaped bacteria)