bacilliform

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Adjective bacilliform has 1 sense

baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped - formed like a bacillus
Antonym: unformed (indirect, via formed)

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Bacilliform

Definition: Shaped like a bacillus (rod-shaped bacterium).

Part of Speech:

Adjective

Senses:

Sense 1:

Resembling or having the shape of a rod-shaped bacterium.

Example Sentence: The bacilliform structure of the microorganism was observed under the microscope.

Sense 2:

Characterized by a long, slender, and cylindrical shape.

Example Sentence: The artist painted a bacilliform tree with its branches stretching towards the sky.

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