noun
bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Member Holonyms: ↑Xanthomonas, ↑genus Xanthomonas
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\\zanˈthäməˌnad\ noun (-s)Etymology: New Latin Xanthomonad-, Xanthomonas
: a bacterium of the genus Xanthomonas
Useful english dictionary. 2012.