family Mucoraceae

family Mucoraceae
noun
large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products
Syn: ↑Mucoraceae
Hypernyms: ↑fungus family
Member Holonyms: ↑Mucorales, ↑order Mucorales
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Mucor, ↑genus Rhizopus

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