root nodule

English

Noun

root nodule (plural root nodules)

1. (botany) A lump found on the roots of some plants, primarily legumes, that forms a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria known as rhizobia, allowing the plant to obtain nitrogen directly from the atmosphere, which most plants cannot do.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 根瘤 (zh) (gēnliú)

• Finnish: juurinystyrä