GENUS MUCOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mucor mean? 

• GENUS MUCOR (noun)
  The noun GENUS MUCOR has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop

  Familiarity information: GENUS MUCOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MUCOR (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Mucor" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Mucor"):

mucor (any mold of the genus Mucor)

Holonyms ("genus Mucor" is a member of...):

family Mucoraceae; Mucoraceae (large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products)