Longum
Appearance
Longum may refer to:
People
[edit]- Leif Longum (1927–1997), a Norwegian essayist and literary researcher
Places
[edit]- Longum, Agder, a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway
Science
[edit]- Longum means "long" in Latin, so it has been used in the scientific names of several living things:
- Bifidobacterium longum, a type of bacteria of the human digestive system
- Glottiphyllum longum, a species of succulent plant
- Piper longum, a flowering vine also known as Indian long pepper
- Methylobacterium longum, a facultative methylotrophy bacteria
- Xanthophyllum longum, a tree in the family Polygalaceae
Other
[edit]- Longum is type of syllable weight in poetry