rhizopus

Definitions of rhizopus
  1. noun
    any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus
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    types:
    Rhizopus nigricans, bread mold
    a mold of the genus Rhizopus
    type of:
    mold, mould
    a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
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