Rhizopus Definition

rīzō-pəs, -zə-
noun
Any of a genus (Rhizopus) of fungi, including the common bread mold and other species that cause various rots.
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Origin of Rhizopus

  • New Latin Rhizopūs genus name rhizo– Greek pous pod- foot –pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Rhizopus Sentence Examples

  • Rhizopus necans is sometimes the cause of extensive destruction of bulbs.

  • In Rhizopus certain hyphae creep horizontally on the surface of the substratum, and then anchor their tips to it by means of a tuft of short branches (appressorium), the walls of which soften and gum themselves to it, then another branch shoots out from the tuft and repeats the process, like a strawberry-runner.

  • A mild acidulent, usually vinegar, may be added and a culture containing the fungus Rhizopus oligosporus is then mixed in.

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