Rhizopus
/ˈrʌɪzə(ʊ)pəs/noun
A genus of zygomycete fungi (order Mucorales), the members of which are saprobic and include species which cause rots in fruit and vegetables and opportunistic infections (mucormycosis) in humans and other animals.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Rhizopus from rhizo- + ancient Greek πούς foot, probably in allusion to the long stolon-like hyphae of the fungus.
- red helleborine
- red hematite
- red hemp-nettle
- red henbane
- red herring
- redhibition
- redhibitory
- red hickory
- neutralist
- neutralistic
- neutrality
- neutralization
- neutralize
- neutralizer
- neutrally
- neutrally buoyant
- neutral monism
- neutral monist
- Neutral Nation
- neutralness
- neutral orange
- neutral point
- neutral red
- neutral salt
- neutral temperature