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

1 sense of gonococcus

Sense 1
gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae -- (the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea)
       => bacteria, bacterium -- ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)