Root Nodule Definition

noun

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.

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root nodule

Plural:

root nodules

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