MUCOR

mucor

(noun) any mold of the genus Mucor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mucor (uncountable)

(obsolete) The property of being mucid.

Anagrams

• Corum, mucro

Source: Wiktionary


Mu"cor, n. Etym: [L., fr. mucere to be moldy or musty.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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