as·per·gil·lus

(ăs′pər-jĭl′əs)

n. pl. as·per·gil·li (-jĭl′ī′)

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

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

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aspergillus

(ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs)

n, pl -gilli (-ˈdʒɪlaɪ)

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

[C19: from New Latin aspergillum (from its similar appearance)]

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as•per•gil•lus

(ˌæs pərˈdʒɪl əs)

n., pl. -gil•li (-ˈdʒɪl aɪ)

any fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having sporophores with a bristly, knoblike top.

[1840–50; < New Latin; alter. of aspergillum]

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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

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