n. (pl.-li) rod-shaped bacterium, especially causing disease. bacillaemia, n. presence of bacilli in blood. bacillary, a. rod-shaped; caused by bacillus. bacillicide, n. substance killing bacilli. bacilliform, a. rod- shaped. bacillosis, n. infection with bacillus. bacilluria, n. presence of bacilli in urine.
Red, white, and blue recall the French tricolour. Red, yellow, and green are the pan-African colours. Red represents the common blood of mankind which links African and European nations. Effective date: 1 December 1958.