plectridium
noun
plec·trid·i·um
plekˈtridēəm
plural 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin plectrum + New Latin -idium
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