NEUROSPORA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries

Synonyms:

genus Neurospora; Neurospora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Holonyms ("Neurospora" is a member of...):

family Sphaeriaceae; Sphaeriaceae (parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia)

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