bacteroid
1.
(
noun
) any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants
Related Words:
bacteria
,
bacterium
2.
(
noun
) a rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides
Related Words:
bacteria
,
bacterium
3.
(
adjective
) resembling bacteria
Synonyms:
bacterioid
,
bacterioidal
,
bacteroidal
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