/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of borrelia burgdorferi Find synonyms for: Noun1. Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete, spirochete, spirochaeteusage: cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus IxodesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: devout Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language