BACILLAR

bacillar, bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped

(adjective) formed like a bacillus

bacillar, bacillary

(adjective) relating to or produced by or containing bacilli

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bacillar (comparative more bacillar, superlative most bacillar)

(biology) Shaped like a rod or staff.

(biology) Relating to a bacillus.

Anagrams

• cabrilla

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*cil"lar, a. Etym: [L. bacillum little staff.] (Biol.)

Definition: Shaped like a rod or staff.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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