bacillar i a

[From Lat. bacillus (q.v.).] Bot. A genus of Diatomaceous Alge. The species consists of rectangular segments ar BACILLAR I A (MAGNIFIED 100 DIAMETERS). ranged tabularly or obliquely, and the frustules are constantly in motion. băç-il-lär-i-a-çe-se, s. pl . [Mod. Lat. bacillar i (a); Lat. fem. pl. suff. -acex .] Bot. A synonym of Diatom aceæ (q.v.). bắc-il-lar-ỹ, a. [Mod. Lat. bacill ( us ); -ary.] 1. Consisting of, or characterized by, bacilli. 2. Having the shape of small rods, sometimes applied to the layer of rods and cones in the retina.