Rhizobiaceae
plural noun
Rhi·zo·bi·a·ce·ae
\(ˌ)rīˌzōbēˈāsēˌē\
Definition of Rhizobiaceae
: a small family of rod-shaped or irregular usually flagellated and gram-negative aerobic bacteria (order Rhizobiales) that includes saprophytes, important nitrogen-fixing symbionts of plants, and some plant pathogens — see agrobacterium, rhizobium
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Origin and Etymology of rhizobiaceae
New Latin, from Rhizobium, type genus + -aceae
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