noun
bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Hyponyms: ↑ring rot bacteria, ↑Pseudomonas solanacearum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudomonas, ↑genus Pseudomonas
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\\süˈdäməˌnad\ nounEtymology: New Latin Pseudomonad-, Pseudomonas
: pseudomonas 2
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pseudomōˈnad (or (esp US) /-domˈ/) or pseudomōˈnas noun (pl pseudomōˈnads (or /-domˈ/) or pseudomōˈnadēs) (bacteriology)
A member of the genus Pseudomonas of schizomycetes, comprising short rod-shaped bacteria which are found in soil and in water
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Main Entry: ↑pseud-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.