Defenition of the word bacteroid
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Defenition of the word bacteroid
- any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants
- a rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides
- resembling bacteria
- a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
Synonyms for the word bacteroid
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- bacterioid
- bacterioidal
- bacteroidal
Hypernyms for the word bacteroid
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