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ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aspergillus fumigatus mean?
• ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS (noun)
The noun ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS has 1 sense:
1. a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
Familiarity information: ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Aspergillus fumigatus" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Context examples
A synthetic analog of fumagillin, an antibiotic isolated from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus fresenius with antineoplastic activity.
(O-Chloroacetylcarbamoylfumagillol, NCI Thesaurus)
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