Associations to the word «Rhizopus»

Wiktionary

RHIZOPUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae   — saprobic fungi on plants and specialized parasites on animals.

Dictionary definition

RHIZOPUS, noun. Any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne