adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Shaped like a rod or staff.
2. 2
   Relating to a bacillus.

   "a bacillar infection"

Adjective

1. 1
   formed like a bacillus wordnet
2. 2
   relating to or produced by or containing bacilli wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bacillarybacillianbacilliformbacilliformbacilliformbaculiform

Etymology

From Latin bacillum (“little staff”).

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