mucor

[ myoo-ker ]

noun

1. any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.

mucor

/ ˈmjuːkɔː /

noun

1. any fungus belonging to the genus Mucor, which comprises many common moulds

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucor¹

1650–60; < New Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc ( ēre ) to be moldy or musty + -or -or ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucor¹

C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould

Example Sentences

The mucilage surrounding endospores of Mucor, conidia of Empusa, &c., serves to gum the spore to animals.

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The mash is then cooled down somewhat, diluted with sterilized water and innoculated with the mucor filaments.

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Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.

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In diphtheria I developed the bacteria to the full form--the Mucor malignans.

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A number of the specimens collected were attacked by a parasitic mucor of the genus Spinellus.

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