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agrobacteria — /ag roh bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. agrobacterium / tear ee euhm/. Bacteriol. short rod shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall. [ NL; see AGRO , BACTERIA] … Useful english dictionary
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