ACERVULUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("acervulus" is a kind of...):

fruiting body (an organ specialized for producing spores)

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