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Definition of Mucoraceae

1. Noun. Large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products.

Definition of Mucoraceae

1. Proper noun. A family of fungi of the order Mucorales, characterized by having the thallus not segmented or ramified; pathogenic genera include Absidia, Apophysomyces, Mucor, Rhizomucor, and Rhizopus. ¹

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Medical Definition of Mucoraceae

1. A family of fungi (class Zygomycetes) comprised of terrestrial, aquatic, and sometimes parasitic organisms; includes the genera Mucor, Absidia, Rhizopus, and Mortierella. Although the various species of the four genera are ordinarily saprobic, free-living forms, some of them cause zygomycosis (mucormycosis) in humans. Origin: L. Mucor, mold (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucoraceae

Literary usage of Mucoraceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Cooney et Emerson is classified as follows: Class, Phycomycetes; subclass, Zygomycetes; order, Mucorales; family, Mucoraceae; genus, Mucor; species, miehei; ..."

2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Francis Wall Oliver (1895)
"Whilst the bulk of Mucoraceae are saprophytes on animal ex- creta, &c., a certain number are parasitic on Mucor itself as well as other Fungi. ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1904)
"SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN THE Mucoraceae. Mucor is such a well-known plant, ... It appears that there are among the Mucoraceae two physiological types ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"It appears that there are among the Mucoraceae two physiological types distinguishable by their behavior in the production of zygospores. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"EVERY student of botany in the last quarter of a century has given some attention to the black molds (Mucoraceae), some species of which are so common as to ..."

6. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Cooney et Emerson is classified as follows: Class, Phycomycetes; subclass, Zygomycetes; order, Mucorales; family, Mucoraceae; genus, Mucor; species, miehei; ..."

7. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Francis Wall Oliver (1895)
"Whilst the bulk of Mucoraceae are saprophytes on animal ex- creta, &c., a certain number are parasitic on Mucor itself as well as other Fungi. ..."

8. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1904)
"SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN THE Mucoraceae. Mucor is such a well-known plant, ... It appears that there are among the Mucoraceae two physiological types ..."

9. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"It appears that there are among the Mucoraceae two physiological types distinguishable by their behavior in the production of zygospores. ..."

10. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"EVERY student of botany in the last quarter of a century has given some attention to the black molds (Mucoraceae), some species of which are so common as to ..."

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