aspergillus

[as-per-jil-uhs]

noun

Mycology.

plural

aspergilli 

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

aspergillus

/ ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aspergillus¹

1840–50; < New Latin: alteration of aspergillum

Word History and Origins

Origin of aspergillus¹

C19: from New Latin aspergillum (from its similar appearance)