pseudomonad

pseu·do·mo·nad

 (so͞o′də-mō′năd′)

n.

A pseudomonas bacterium.

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[From New Latin Pseudomonas, genus name : pseudo- + Latin monas, monad-, unit (from Greek, from monos, single; see men- in Indo-European roots).]

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pseudomonad

(ˌsjuːdəʊˈməʊnæd)

n

(Biology) any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas

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pseu•dom•o•nad

(suˈdɒm əˌnæd)

n., pl. pseu•do•mon•a•des (ˌsu dəˈmɒn əˌdiz)

any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic in plants or animals.

[< New Latin (1897); see pseudo-, monad]

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pseudomonad - bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Pseudomonas - type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae Pseudomonas solanacearum, ring rot bacteria - causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc

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