plectridium
noun
plec·trid·i·um
\plekˈtridēəm\
Definition of plectridium
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
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Origin and Etymology of plectridium
New Latin, from Latin plectrum + New Latin -idium
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