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pseudomonas

[ soo-dom-uh-nuhs, -nas ]

noun

, Bacteriology.
, plural pseu·do·mon·a·des [soo-d, uh, -, mon, -, uh, -deez].
  1. any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.


pseudomonas

/ sjuːˈdɒmənəs /

noun

  1. any of a genus of rodlike Gram-negative bacteria that live in soil and decomposing organic matter: many species are pathogenic to plants and a few are pathogenic to man


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudomonas1

< New Latin (1897); pseudo-, monad

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudomonas1

C20: from New Latin, from pseudo- + Greek monas unit

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