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rhizosphere

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: soil science

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rizosfera — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根際 /根际 (gēnjì) — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Czech: rhizosféra — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Danish: rhizosfære — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Dutch: rizosfeer — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • French: rhizosphère — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • German: Rhizosphäre — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Indonesian: rizosfer — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Italian: rizosfera — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Japanese: 根圏 (konken) — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Korean: 근권 (geun'gwon) — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Polish: ryzosfera — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Portuguese: rizosfera — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Russian: ризосфе́ра (rizosféra) — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Spanish: rizosfera — soil region influenced by plant roots
  • Ukrainian: ризосфе́ра (ryzosféra) — soil region influenced by plant roots