nōˈkärdēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Edmond I. É. Nocard died 1903 French veterinarian and biologist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of aerobic actinomycetes (family Actinomycetaceae) that form limited mycelia which tends to break up into rod-shaped cells, develop neither conidia nor endospores but occasionally form spores by fragmentation of the parent cell, and include various pathogens as well as some soil-dwelling saprophytes
2. -s : an organism of the genus Nocardia