BACILLIFORM

bacillar, bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped

(adjective) formed like a bacillus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

bacilliform (comparative more bacilliform, superlative most bacilliform)

Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*cil"li*form, a. Etym: [L. bacillum little staff + -form.]

Definition: Rod-shaped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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