genus aspergillus

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

   SynonymsAspergillus

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofAspergillaceae

Questions about genus aspergillus

What does genus aspergillus mean?

genus aspergillus means "genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals".

What is another word for genus aspergillus?

Close synonyms include Aspergillus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus aspergillus a common word?

genus aspergillus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.