ALL meanings of bacillus
ba·cil·lus
B b - countable noun bacillus A bacillus is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape. 3
- noun bacillus any rod-shaped bacterium, such as a clostridium bacterium 3
- noun bacillus any of various rodlike spore-producing bacteria constituting the family Bacillaceae, esp of the genus Bacillus 3
- noun bacillus any of a genus (Bacillus) of rod-shaped bacteria that occur in chains, produce spores, and are active only in the presence of oxygen 3
- noun bacillus any rod-shaped bacterium 3
- noun bacillus any of the bacteria, esp. those causing disease 3
- noun plural bacillus any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria. 1
- noun plural bacillus (formerly) any bacterium. 1
- noun bacillus A disease-causing bacterium. 1
- noun bacillus bacterium 1
- noun bacillus Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease. 0