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cirrhus

American  
[sir-uhs] / ˈsɪr əs /

noun

Mycology.

plural

cirrhi

  1. a mucus-bound ribbonlike mass of spores that is exuded from a fungus.

Etymology

Origin of cirrhus

< New Latin, a pseudo-Greek form of Latin cirrus cirrus

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