Streptomyces Definition
strĕptə-mīsēz
noun
Any of a genus (Streptomyces) of funguslike, chiefly soil bacteria: several species yield antibiotics.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Streptomycetaceae "” the streptomyces bacteria.
Wiktionary
Origin of Streptomyces
New Latin Streptomycēs genus name strepto– Greek mukēs fungus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptos, “twisted") +"Ž -myces
From Wiktionary
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