MICROSPORUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Microsporum mean? 

• MICROSPORUM (noun)
  The noun MICROSPORUM has 1 sense:

1. a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm

  Familiarity information: MICROSPORUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROSPORUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Microsporum; Microsporum

Hypernyms ("Microsporum" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Holonyms ("Microsporum" is a member of...):

family Moniliaceae; Moniliaceae (family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies)

 Context examples 

Butenafine hydrochloride is active against a number of dermatophytes, including Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, Sporothrix schenckii, and yeasts, including Candida albicans and C. parapsilosis.

(Butenafine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)