bacteroid
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
bacteroid (plural bacteroids)
- (dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
- A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
- A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
Translations edit
a symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia
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Adjective edit
bacteroid (comparative more bacteroid, superlative most bacteroid)
- (biology) Resembling bacteria.
- bacteroid particles