GENUS LACTOBACILLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lactobacillus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LACTOBACILLUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae

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Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lactobacillus"):

lactobacillus (a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk))

acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)

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

family Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacteriaceae (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)