Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun botulinum

1 sense of botulinum

Sense 1
botulinus, botulinum, Clostridium botulinum -- (anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)