GENUS RHIZOPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhizopus mean? 

• GENUS RHIZOPUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS RHIZOPUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids

  Familiarity information: GENUS RHIZOPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS RHIZOPUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Rhizopus" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rhizopus"):

rhizopus (any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus)

bread mold; Rhizopus nigricans (a mold of the genus Rhizopus)

leak fungus; Rhizopus stolonifer; ring rot fungus (fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes)

Holonyms ("genus Rhizopus" is a member of...):

family Mucoraceae; Mucoraceae (large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products)