purple sulfur bacterium in English

Forms: purple sulfur bacteria [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: purple (“color”) + sulfur bacterium Etymology templates: {{com|en|purple|sulfur bacterium|t1=color}} purple (“color”) + sulfur bacterium Head templates: {{en-noun|purple sulfur bacteria|head=purple sulfur bacterium}} purple sulfur bacterium (plural purple sulfur bacteria)

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"purple sulfur bacterium" meaning in English

Noun