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GENUS RHIZOBIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhizobium mean?
• GENUS RHIZOBIUM (noun)
The noun GENUS RHIZOBIUM has 1 sense:
1. the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
Familiarity information: GENUS RHIZOBIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Rhizobium; Rhizobium
Hypernyms ("genus Rhizobium" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Holonyms ("genus Rhizobium" is a member of...):
family Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiaceae (a small family of rod-shaped bacteria)
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