Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various fungi of the genus Rhizopus, including several food molds and some species used in preparing fermented foods.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of zygomycetous fungi having conidial sporophores arising from rhizoids developed at the ends of aërial hyphæ. R. stolonifer is a very common mold, occurring on decaying fruits and vegetables.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Rhizopūs, genus name : rhizo– + Greek pous, pod-, foot; see –pod.]

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