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pseu·do·mo·nad | \ ˌsü-də-ˈmō-ˌnad 
, -nəd \
, -nəd \Definition of pseudomonad
: any of a genus (Pseudomonas) of gram-negative rod-shaped motile bacteria including some that produce a greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment and some that are saprophytes or plant or animal pathogens
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pseudomonad
nounpseu·do·mo·nad | \ ˌsüd-ə-ˈmō-ˌnad, -nəd \
\Medical Definition of pseudomonad
: any bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas
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