Frankia

Translingual

alder root gall nodules (Frankia alni)

Etymology

After A. B. Frank +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Frankia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Frankiaceae – nitrogen-fixing, filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Gnomoniaceae – now Greeneria (certain ascomycete fungi).

Hypernyms

• (genus in Frankiaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Frankiales - order; Frankiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Frankiaceae): Frankia alni - type species; Frankia casuarinae; Frankia elaeagni

References

bacteria

• Frankia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Frankia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Frankia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Frankia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Frankia at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

English

Proper noun

Frankia

1. Alternative spelling of Francia (historical region of the Franks)

Derived terms

• Frankian

Anagrams

• Afrikan