[ Gr. pseydh`s lying, false, akin to psey`dein to belie; cf. psydro`s lying, psy`qos a lie. ] A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Pseudo- + bacteria. ] (Biol.) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

The globules which divide and develop in form of chains are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are dealing with pseudobacteria. Sternberg. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + ble`psis sight. ] (Med.) False or depraved sight; imaginary vision of objects. Forsyth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Same as Pseudobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pseudobranchiæ [ NL. See Pseudo-, and Branchia. ] (Anat.) A rudimentary branchia, or gill. -- Pseu`do*bran"chi*al a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pseudo- + bulb. ] (Bot.) An aërial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pseudo- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pseudo- + china. ] (Bot.) The false china root, a plant of the genus Smilax (Smilax Pseudo-china), found in America. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Pseudocœlia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + &unr_; hollow. ] (Anat.) The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain. See Ventricle. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]