sarcina
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Etymology
Origin of sarcina
1835–45; < New Latin, Latin: bundle
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If growth takes place in three dimensions of space, a cell mass or sarcina is produced.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)
The shadows in the moon are popularly thought to represent a man laden with a bundle of thorns in punishment of theft:— "Rusticus in lunâ quem sarcina deprimit una, Monstrat per spinas nulli prodesse rapinas."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Another alga, the sarcina of Goodsir, may indeed pass through the organism, without, however, producing in its passage either direct or indirect disturbances.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 by Various
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