Jump to content

sulphur pearl

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

sulphurpearl(pluralsulphur pearls)

  1. a very large, but harmless,bacterium,Thiomargarita namibiensis,that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to thenaked eyein the coastal sediments ofNamibia

References

[edit]