GENUS BACILLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bacillus mean? 

• GENUS BACILLUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS BACILLUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites

  Familiarity information: GENUS BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS BACILLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Bacillus" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Bacillus"):

B; bacillus (aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)

Holonyms ("genus Bacillus" is a member of...):

Bacillaceae; family Bacillaceae (typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores)

 Context examples 

A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes that contains the notable genus Bacillus.

(Bacillaceae, NCI Thesaurus)