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蠟樣芽孢桿菌

简蜡样芽孢杆菌 · 繁蠟樣芽孢桿菌

Mandarin · pinyin là yàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

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樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
芽: yá · bud, sprout, shoot
孢: bāo · spore
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菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
蜡: là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
杆: gān · pole; shaft of spear

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4–4–2–1–3–1 · la4 yang4 ya2 bao1 gan3 jun1

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noun

(bacteriology) Bacillus cereus

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