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ASPERGILLUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: aspergilli   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals

Synonyms:

Aspergillus; genus Aspergillus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

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

Aspergillaceae; family Aspergillaceae (family of fungi including some common molds)

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 Context examples: 

A synthetic analog of fumagillin, an antibiotic isolated from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus fresenius with antineoplastic activity.

(O-Chloroacetylcarbamoylfumagillol, NCI Thesaurus)

Aspergillosis is a disease caused by a fungus (or mold) called Aspergillus.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Ochratoxin A is a widespread, naturally occurring mycotoxin that is produced by some fungi, especially by Aspergillus and Penicillium, and is a very common food contaminant found on grains, coffee beans, nuts, decaying vegetation, moldy cereals and animal feeds.

(Ochratoxin A, NCI Thesaurus)