Origin: Greek prefix pseudo-
Pseudomonas has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae
"Researchers identified the infection as caused by a strain within the Pseudomonas species, confirming it belongs to the type genus of the family Pseudomonadaceae."
A pseudomonad.
"The microbiologist identified a single rod-shaped bacterium under the microscope and confirmed it was a pseudomonas before culturing it on agar plates."