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.

Origin of mucor

1
1650–60; <New Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or-or1

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mucor

/ (ˈmjuːkɔː) /


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

Origin of mucor

1
C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould

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