adj.
Pronunciation: ' bak-t ə - ˌ ro ̇ id
Function: noun
Date: 1878
: an irregularly shaped form of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium (as a rhizobium) found especially in root nodules of legumes
adj.
Pronunciation: ' bak-t ə - ˌ ro ̇ id
Function: noun
Date: 1878
: an irregularly shaped form of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium (as a rhizobium) found especially in root nodules of legumes
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012