NEUROSPORA


Meaning of NEUROSPORA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nu̇-ˈräs-p(ə-)rə, nyu̇- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + spora spore

Date: 1928

: any of a genus ( Neurospora of the family Sordariaceae) of ascomycetous fungi which are used extensively in genetic research and have black perithecia and persistent asci and some of which have salmon-pink or orange spore masses and are severe pests in bakeries

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.