sarcina

sar·ci·na

noun \ˈsär-si-nə\

Definition of SARCINA

1

capitalized : a genus of bacteria (family Peptococcaceae) that are gram-positive cocci, are mostly harmless saprophytes but include a few serious brewery pests, and have cells which under favorable conditions divide in three directions into cubical masses

2

plural sar·ci·nas or sar·ci·nae \-nē\ : any bacterium of the genus Sarcina