ˌsüdəˈmōnəs also süˈdämənəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pseud- + -monas
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Pseudomonadaceae) comprising short rod-shaped bacteria many of which produce greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment and including saprophytes, a few animal pathogens, and numerous important plant pathogens — see xanthomonas
2. plural pseudo·mon·a·des ˌsüdəˈmänəˌdēz : any bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas