rod-shaped

English Thesaurus

1. resembling a rod (adj.all)

similar	:	rounded,
definition	:	curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged (adj.all)

2. formed like a bacillus (adj.all)

similar	:	formed,
definition	:	having or given a form or shape (adj.all)

derivation	:	b, bacillus,
definition	:	aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil (noun.animal)

derivation	:	b, bacillus,
definition	:	aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil (noun.animal)