释义 |
rhi·zo·bi·a·ce·ae \(ˌ)rīˌzōbēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhizobium, type genus + -aceae : a small family of rod-shaped or irregular usually flagellated and gram-negative aerobic bacteria (order Eubacteriales) that includes saprophytes, important nitrogen-fixing symbionts of plants, and some plant pathogens — see agrobacterium, rhizobium |