streptothrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the former genus Streptothrix of bacilli, having long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted. Some species are now classified in genus Actinomyces.

Word forms

streptothrix streptothrixes

Etymology

From the genus name.

Derived words

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