rhizopus

rhi·zo·pus  (rz-ps, -z-)

n.

Any of various rot-causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus, such as R. nigricans, the common bread mold.

---

[New Latin Rhizops, genus name : rhizo- + Greek pous, pod-, foot; see -pod.]

---

rhizopus [ˈraɪzəʊpəs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any zygomycetous fungus of the genus Rhizopus, esp R. nigricans, a bread mould

[New Latin, from rhizo- + Greek pous foot]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rhizopus - any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus genus Rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids bread mold, Rhizopus nigricans - a mold of the genus Rhizopus mould, mold - a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter