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- noun biology A
root nodule formed as a result of asymbiotic relationship between anactinomycete and fine plant roots.
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Examples
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It is an environmentally important nitrogen-flxing tree, hosting the actinorhiza Frankia.
Chapter 8 1996
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Casuarinas support an actinorhiza symbiont in their root nodules, as opposes to the rhizabium symbiont found in the root nodules of leguminous trees that fix N2.
Chapter 19 1990
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It is an environmentally important nitrogen-fxing tree, hosting the actinorhiza Frankia.
Chapter 6 1990
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