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pseudomonad

pseu·do·mo·nad [ sdə mṓ nàd ] (plural pseu·do·mo·nads)


noun 
Definition:
 
rod-shaped bacterium: a rod-shaped bacterium that lives in soil or decomposing organic material. Some pseudomonads are pathogenic to plants and animals. Genus Pseudomonas.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Pseudomonad- "false monad" < late Latin monad- (see monad)]
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