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BACILLARY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Formed like a bacillus

Synonyms:

bacillar; bacillary; bacilliform; baculiform; rod-shaped

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or produced by or containing bacilli

Synonyms:

bacillar; bacillary

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

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