acervulus

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a·cer·vu·lus

A0049500 (ə-sûr′vyə-ləs)n. pl. a·cer·vu·li (-lī′) A small cushionlike structure produced by certain parasitic fungi, containing a mass of asexually produced spores.

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin acervus, heap.]

acervulus

(əˈsɜːvjələs) na small, asexual spore-producing structure produced by certain parasitic fungi on a host plantsandy calcifications occurring in the brain, particularly around the pineal gland

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acervulus - small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungifruiting body - an organ specialized for producing spores

acervulus

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acervulus

[ə′sər·vyə·ləs] (mycology) A cushion- or disk-shaped mass of hyphae, peculiar to the Melanconiales, on which there are dense aggregates of conidiophores.

acervulus

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acervulus

[ah-ser´vu-lus] (L.) sandy matter in or about the pineal body and other parts of the brain.

cor·'po·ra ar·e·na·'ce·a

small calcareous concretions in the stroma of the pineal and other central nervous system tissues. Synonym(s): acervulus, brain sand, psammoma bodies (2)

Acervulus

A small flat, round mass of asexual fruiting hyphae with spore-bearing conidophores, found in fungi of the Order Melanconiales.

acervulus

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Related to acervulus: acervuli

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noun small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi

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fruiting body

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