Bacilli

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bacilli \bacilli\ n.
     plural of {bacillus}; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped
     spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike
     formations.
  
     Syn: bacillus


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, n.; pl. {Bacilli}. [NL., for L. bacillum.
     See {Bacillari[ae]}.] (Biol.)
     A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable
     organism.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bacilli
       See {bacillus}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bacilli
       n : aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often
           occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in
           soil [syn: {Bacillus}, {B}]