bacteroid

Noun

 * 1)  A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.
 * 2) A bacterium of the species.
 * 3) A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces.

Translations

 * Polish: bakteroid

Adjective

 * 1)  Resembling bacteria.
 * bacteroid particles