HyperDic: genus_neurospora

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Neurospora:
NOUNplantgenus Neurospora, Neurosporagenus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research
English > genus Neurospora: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries.
SynonymNeurospora
Member ofSphaeriaceae, family SphaeriaceaeParasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera
Spanishgenus neurospora, neurospora
Catalangenus neurospora, neurospora

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