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rhizosphere definition

rhi·zo·sphere (-sfir′)

noun

Ecol. the part of the soil enclosing and influenced by the roots of a plant

Etymology: rhizo- + sphere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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