Associations to the word «Legionella»

Wiktionary

LEGIONELLA, noun. Bacteria of the genus Legionella.
LEGIONELLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Legionellaceae   — a Gram-negative bacteria, including the species that causes Legionnaires' disease.

Dictionary definition

LEGIONELLA, noun. The motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats