Definition of Acervulus in English :

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Acervulus meaning in English

Meaning of Acervulus in English

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Acervulus

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Noun

1. acervulus

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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Acervulus

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noun
1. 
a small, asexual spore-producing structure produced by certain parasitic fungi on a host plant
2. Also called: acervulus cerebri, brain sand
sandy calcifications occurring in the brain, particularly around the pineal gland

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Acervulus

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

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