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acervulus

a·cer·vu·lus [ ə súrvyələss ] (plural a·cer·vu·li [ ə súrvyə l ])


noun 
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part of a fungus: an asexual fruiting body shaped like a saucer, found in some fungi. Acervuli are the parts that embed themselves in the tissue of host plants.

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin, "little heap"]
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