plectridium

noun

plec·​trid·​i·​um

plekˈtridēəm

plural plectridia

-ēə

: a hammer-shaped or drumstick-shaped cell

especially : any of various rod-shaped bacteria formerly classed as a genus Plectridium in which one end becomes enlarged by the production of an endospore

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin plectrum + New Latin -idium

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