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cirrhus

cirrhus noun: a mucus-bound ribbon-like mass of spores exuded from a fungus. Also the alternative form of cirrus.

Noun

cirrhus (plural cirrhi)

  1. (Mycology) A mucus-bound ribbon-like mass of spores exuded from a fungus.

Also used as

cirrhus is also the alternative form of cirrus.

Forms of cirrhus

pluralcirrhi

Questions about cirrhus

What does cirrhus mean?
Cirrhus means a mucus-bound ribbon-like mass of spores exuded from a fungus.
What part of speech is cirrhus?
Cirrhus is a noun.
What is the plural of cirrhus?
The plural of cirrhus is cirrhi.

Words near cirrhus in the dictionary

  1. cirrhoses
  2. cirrhosis
  3. cirrhotic
  4. cirrhotics
  5. cirrhous
  6. cirrhus
  7. cirri
  8. cirri-
  9. cirrid
  10. cirrids
  11. cirriferous

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