bacillus
(noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bacillus (plural bacilli)
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
• subcalli
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*cil"lus, n.; pl. Bacilli (. Etym: [NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillarle.] (Biol.)
Definition: A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
