Definitions for aspergillus

aspergillus as·per·gil·lus

Spelling: [as-per-jil-uh s]
IPA: /ˌæs pərˈdʒɪl əs/

Aspergillus is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1040 anagrams from letters in aspergillus (aegillprssu).

Definitions for aspergillus

noun

  1. any fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having sporophores with a bristly, knoblike top.

Origin of aspergillus

1840-50; New Latin: alteration of aspergillum

Examples for aspergillus

In aspergillus, the threads are simple and erect, with a globose head, around which are clustered chains of simple spores.

They succeeded in demonstrating that these vegetable parasitic growths were a form of aspergillus.

aspergillus glaucus and Penicillium crustaceum are examples of these universal Mucedines.

aspergillus glaucus, the mould of cheese, but common on mouldy vegetables.

And with aspergillus, the environment is key: aspergillus is a ubiquitous airborne mold that can cause allergies and hay fever.

Another substance produced from the aspergillus rice is the soja sauce.

Another very common and beautiful mould, aspergillus glaucus (2, Fig. 22), often grows with Mucor on the top of jam.

aspergillus, the brush used in Roman Catholic churches for sprinkling holy water on the people.

The conceptacles were called Eurotium herbariorum, and the conidia bearers were called aspergillus glaucus.

At last the pit was emptied, the coffin lowered, and the aspergillus passed round.

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