"root nodule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root nodules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: root nodule Categories (topical): Botany Translations (Translations): 根瘤 (gēnliú) (Chinese Mandarin), juurinystyrä (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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