bacteroid

[ bak-tuh-roid ]

noun

1. any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.

adjective

1. Also bac·te·roi·dal [] bac·te·ri·oi·dal []. resembling bacteria.

bacteroid

/ ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a bacterium

noun

1. any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides , occurring in the gut of humans and animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of bacteroid¹

First recorded in 1850–55; bacter- ( def ) + -oid

Example Sentences

The lumps are filled with small living organisms called bacteria, and, hence, have been called bacteroid tubercles.

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