rod

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Main Entry: rod
Pronunciation: räd
Function: noun
1 : a straight slender pole or bar
2 : any of the long rod-shaped photosensitive receptors in the retina responsive to faint light -- compare CONE 2a
3 : a bacterium shaped like a rod