root nodule

English

Noun

root nodule (plural root nodules)

(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.

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 根瘤 (zh) (gēnliú)
Finnish: juurinystyrä

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