plectridium
Pronunciation: plek-trid′ē-ŭmA bacterial rod-shaped cell that contains a spore at one end, imparting a drumstick shape to the cell, such as the spore-containing cells in the organism causing tetanus, Clostridium tetani.
[Mod. L. dim. of G. plēktron, an instrument to strike with]
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