azotobacter
azo·to·bac·ter
noun \ā-ˈzō-tə-ˌbak-tər\Definition of AZOTOBACTER
: any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
Origin of AZOTOBACTER
New Latin, genus name, from International Scientific Vocabulary azote + New Latin bacterium
First Known Use: 1910
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