ACERVULUS

acervulus

(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

acervulus (plural acervuli)

synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 April 2025

SUPERFETATION

(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”


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