BACILLUS

bacillus

(noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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

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