aspergillus

American

[as-per-jil-uhs] / ˌæs pərˈdʒɪl əs /

noun

Mycology.

plural

aspergilli

any fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having sporophores with a bristly, knoblike top.

aspergillus British

/ ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs /

noun

any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus , having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae

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Etymology

Origin of aspergillus

1840–50; < New Latin: alteration of aspergillum

Example Sentences

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But, crucially, she added the evidence was not sufficient to determine the source of the aspergillus.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Ms Kearsley accepted that Mr Brooks' death was caused by aspergillus pneumonia and that aspergillus is a type of mould.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Pathologist Abdul Ganjifrockwala told Rochdale Coroner's Court he died from acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by aspergillus pneumonia.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023

Dr Ganjifrockwala explained the aspergillus was found in Mr Brooks' lungs during the post-mortem examination.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023

It will be sufficient here to refer to the forms, achorion, trichophyton, oïdium, aspergillus, and the diseases produced by them, favus, ringworm, and thrush, to show this peculiarity.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 by Various

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