English word peribacteroid comes from English peri- (Around or surrounding:. Near:.), English bacteroid
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peri- | English (eng) | Around or surrounding:. Near:. |
| bacteroid | English (eng) | (dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast.. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides.. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces. (biology) Resembling bacteria. |
| peribacteroid | English (eng) | Surrounding a bacteroid or bacterium. |