sulfur pearl

A form of sulphur pearl — a very large, but harmless, bacterium, Thiomargarita namibiensis, that grows as a string of white beads large enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coastal sediments of Namibia

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Meanings

nounsulfur pearl (plural sulfur pearls)

plural sulfur pearls

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sulphur pearl.
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