mucor

[myoo-ker] /ˈmyu kər/

noun

any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.

Origin

1650-60; < Neo-Latin, Latin: moldiness, equivalent to mūc(ēre) to be moldy or musty + -or -or¹

British Dictionary definitions for mucor

/ˈmjuːkɔː/

noun

any fungus belonging to the genus Mucor, which comprises many common moulds

Word Origin

C20: New Latin, from Latin: mould

mucor in Medicine

Mucor Mu·cor (myōō'kôr)
n.
A genus of fungi of the family Mucoraceae, several species of which are pathogenic to humans.