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rhinosporidium

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[rahy-noh-spaw-rid-ee-uhm, -spoh-] / ˌraɪ noʊ spɔˈrɪd i əm, -spoʊ- /

noun

Mycology.
  • rhinosporidia
    plural
  1. any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of rhinosporidium

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at rhino-, spore, -idium


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