Definitions for bacteroidˈbæk təˌrɔɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bac•te•roidˈbæk təˌrɔɪd(n.)
any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.
Category: Microbiology
(adj.)Also, bac`te•roi′dal. resembling bacteria.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of bacteroid:
1850–55
Princeton's WordNet
bacteroid(adj)
a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
bacteroidal, bacteroid, bacterioidal, bacterioid(adj)
resembling bacteria
Wiktionary
bacteroid(Noun)
A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
bacteroid(Noun)
A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.
bacteroid(Noun)
A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.
Webster Dictionary
Bacteroid(adj)
alt. of Bacteroidal
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