Serratia

[ suh-rey-shuh, -shee-uh, -rah-tee-uh ]

nounBacteriology.
  1. a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.

Origin of Serratia

1
<New Latin, named after Serafino Serrati, 19th-century Italian industrialist; see -a2

Words Nearby Serratia

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Serratia in a sentence