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rhizosphere en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English rhizosphere From rhizo- + -sphere.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:soil science) The soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms.

Forms

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rhizospheres Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ectorhizosphere · rhizospheric · endorhizosphere

Translations (16)

pl ryzosfera (soil region influenced by plant roots) · nl rizosfeer (soil region influenced by plant roots) · cs rhizosféra (soil region influenced by plant roots) · pt rizosfera (soil region influenced by plant roots) · da rhizosfære (soil region influenced by plant roots) · uk ризосфе́ра (soil region influenced by plant roots) · ko 근권 (soil region influenced by plant roots) · ja 根圏 (soil region influenced by plant roots) · ru ризосфе́ра (soil region influenced by plant roots) · cmn 根際 /根际 (soil region influenced by plant roots) · es rizosfera (soil region influenced by plant roots) · ca rizosfera (soil region influenced by plant roots) · it rizosfera (soil region influenced by plant roots) · de Rhizosphäre (soil region influenced by plant roots) · id rizosfer (soil region influenced by plant roots) · fr rhizosphère (soil region influenced by plant roots)