ERWINIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("erwinia" is a kind of...):

enteric bacteria; enterics; enterobacteria; entric (rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals)

Holonyms ("erwinia" is a member of...):

genus Erwinia (a genus of bacteria)

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