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    GENUS 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 bakeriesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Neurospora; Neurospora

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

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

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

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