bacilliform

bacilliform

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English bacillus
Latin -i-bor.
English -i-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Latin fōrma
Latin -fōrmisder.
English -form
English -iform
English bacilliform

    From bacillus + -iform.

    Adjective

    bacilliform (comparative more bacilliform, superlative most bacilliform)

    1. Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped

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    Noun

    bacilliform (plural bacilliforms)

    1. Such a bacillus
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