Bacillus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural ba·cil·li [buh-sil-ahy]. /bəˈsɪl aɪ/.
  1. any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
  2. (formerly) any bacterium.
noun plural -cilli (-ˈsɪlaɪ)
  1. any rod-shaped bacterium, such as a clostridium bacterium
  2. any of various rodlike spore-producing bacteria constituting the family Bacillaceae, esp of the genus Bacillus
Plural bacilli (bə-sĭl′ī′)
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