Associations to the word «Listeria»

Wiktionary

LISTERIA, noun. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for listeriosis
LISTERIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Listeriaceae   — the listeria bacteria.

Dictionary definition

LISTERIA, noun. Any species of the genus Listeria.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke