ˈmyükə(r), -ˌkȯ(ə)r noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mold, moldiness, from mucēre to be moldy or musty — more at mucus
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Mucoraceae) of molds that are distinguished from molds of the genus Rhizopus through having round usually cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not clustered and not limited in location to the points where rhizoids develop
2. -s : any mold of the genus Mucor