aspergillus (redirected from Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus versicolor)

as·per·gil·lus  (spr-jls)

n. pl. as·per·gil·li (-jl)

Any of various fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which includes many common molds.

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[New Latin Aspergillus, genus name, from aspergillum, aspergillum (from its resemblance to an aspergillum brush); see aspergillum.]

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aspergillus [ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs]

n pl -gilli [-ˈdʒɪlaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae

[from New Latin aspergillum (from its similar appearance)]

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Aspergillus - genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals genus Aspergillus fungus genus - includes lichen genera Aspergillaceae, family Aspergillaceae - family of fungi including some common molds