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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mu•cor n.

Fungiany phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.

Neo-Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent. to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or -or¹
1650–60

'mucor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

mucid - mucilage

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