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anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

—botulinal, adj.

/boch'euh luy"neuhs/, n., pl. botulinuses.

a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.

Also, botulinum /boch'euh luy"neuhm/.

[1895-1900; < NL: the former specific name, equiv. to L botul(us) a sausage (see BOTULISM) + -inus -INE²]