gēn liú jūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rhizobia
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Original source entry:

根瘤菌 根瘤菌 [gen1 liu2 jun1] /rhizobia/

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Character information

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  • 根
    gēn

    root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

  • 瘤
    liú

    tumor

  • 菌
    jūn

    (bound form) bacterium / (bound form) fungus / Taiwan pr. [jùn]

    jùn

    mushroom

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