pseudomonas

pseu·do·mo·nas

noun
\ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-nəs, sü-ˈdäm-ə-nəs\

Definition of PSEUDOMONAS

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Pseudomonadaceae) comprising short rod-shaped motile gram-negative bacteria including some saprophytes, a few animal pathogens, and numerous important plant pathogens—see burkholderia

2

plural pseu·do·mo·na·des \ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-nə-ˌdēz, -ˈmän-ə-\ : pseudomonad