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HAY BACILLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hay bacillus mean?
• HAY BACILLUS (noun)
The noun HAY BACILLUS has 1 sense:
1. a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
Familiarity information: HAY BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bacillus globigii; Bacillus subtilis; grass bacillus; hay bacillus
Hypernyms ("hay bacillus" is a kind of...):
B; bacillus (aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)
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