rhizopus
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Related to rhizopus: Rhizopus nigricans, Rhizopus stolonifer
rhi·zo·pus
(rī′zō-pəs, -zə-)n.
Any of various fungi of the genus Rhizopus, including several food molds and some species used in preparing fermented foods.
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rhizopus
(ˈraɪzəʊpəs)n
(Plants) any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould
[C19: New Latin, from rhizo- + Greek pous foot]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() genus Rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids bread mold, Rhizopus nigricans - a mold of the genus Rhizopus |
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