Definition
A small berry or berry-like structure; a singular form used in botanical descriptions of small fruit-bearing organs.
Etymology
From Latin bacca (berry) with the diminutive suffix -illa; borrowed into scientific terminology to describe miniature berry-like structures.
Kelly Says
Diminutive suffixes like -illa make the word sound smaller or more delicate—it's the botanical equivalent of calling something 'tiny' or 'little,' which helps scientists describe scale.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባክቴሪያ
ba-k-te-ri-ya
ARالعربية
بكتيريا
bak-te-ri-ya
BNবাংলা
ব্যাকটেরিয়া
bak-te-ri-ya
CSČeština
bacillus
ba-si-lus
DEDeutsch
Bacillus
ba-si-lus
ELΕλληνικά
βακτηρίδιο
bak-te-ri-di-o
ESEspañol
bacilla
ba-si-ˈʎa
FAفارسی
باکتری
ba-k-te-ri
FISuomi
bakteeri
bak-te-ri
FRFrançais
bacille
ba-sil
GUGU
બેક્ટેરિયા
be-k-te-ri-ya
HAHA
bakitiriya
ba-ki-ti-ri-ya
HEעברית
בקטריה
ba-k-te-ri-ya
HIहिन्दी
बैक्टीरिया
ba-k-te-ri-ya
HUMagyar
bacillus
ba-si-lus
IDBahasa Indonesia
bakteri
ba-k-te-ri
IGIG
bakteria
ba-k-te-ri-a
ITItaliano
bacillo
ba-chi-ˈllo
KKKK
бактерия
bak-te-ri-ya
KMKM
បាក់ធាតុ
baak-tha-tu
MRMR
बॅक्टेरिया
ba-k-te-ri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bakteria
ba-k-te-ri-a
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါက်ကျား
pauk-cha
NLNederlands
bacil
ba-sil
PAPA
ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ
ba-k-te-ri-ya
PTPortuguês
bacilo
ba-si-ˈlu
RUРусский
бакцилла
bak-ˈsilla
SWKiswahili
bakteria
ba-k-te-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
பாக்டீரியா
ba-ak-te-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
బాక్టీరియా
ba-k-te-ri-ya
THไทย
แบคทีเรีย
baek-te-ri-ya
TLTL
bakterya
bak-te-ri-ya
UKУкраїнська
бакцила
bak-ˈsi-la
URاردو
بیکٹیریا
bi-k-te-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
vi khuẩn
vi khuân
YOYO
baketeriya
ba-ke-te-ri-ya
ZUZU
ibhaktiriya
i-ba-k-te-ri-ya