acervulus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə sûrvyə ləs)


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a•cer•vu•lus  (ə sûrvyə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lī′).USA pronunciation [Mycol.]
  1. (in certain fungi) an asexual fruiting body consisting of a mat of hyphae that give rise to short-stalked conidiophores.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin acerv(us) heap + -ulus -ule


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