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rhizopus definition

rhi·zo·pus (-pəs)

noun

any of a genus (Rhizopus) of fungi, including the common bread mold and other species that cause various rots

Etymology: ModL < rhizo- + Gr pous, foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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