noun
a small family of rod-shaped bacteria
• Syn: ↑Rhizobiaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Rhizobium, ↑genus Rhizobium, ↑Agrobacterium, ↑genus Agrobacterium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.