( n. )
Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals.
( n. )
Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012