ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mucor + -ales
: an order of mostly saprophytic fungi (subclass Zygomycetes) that reproduce asexually by spores borne within sporangia and sexually by homothallic or heterothallic zygospores and that include many common domestic molds