streptothrix (English, noun)
expansion: streptothrix (plural streptothrixes)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of the former genus Streptothrix of bacilli, having long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted. Some species are now classified in genus Actinomyces.
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: streptothrixes
tags: plural