Bacillus

ba-sil′us, n. properly the name of a distinct genus of Schizomycetes, but popularly used in the same sense as Bacterium :— pl. Bacil′lī .— adjs. Bacil′lar , Bacil′lary , of the shape or nature of a bacillus, consisting of little rods.— n. Bacil′licide , that which destroys bacilli.— adj. Bacil′liform . [Low L. bacillus , dim. of baculus , a rod.]