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ac·ervu·lus

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  1. acervulusnoun

    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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  1. acervulusnoun

    calcified concretions near the pineal gland; brain sand

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  1. acervulus

    An acervulus is a type of small, flat, saucer-shaped fungal fruiting body that is often embedded in the tissue of the host plant. It contains conidia, which are a type of spore, and has bristle-like structures called setae. The acervulus is found in many different types of fungi, particularly those causing plant diseases.

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  1. Acervulus

    An acervulus is a small asexual fruiting body that erupts through the epidermis of host plants parasitised by mitosporic fungi of the form order Melanconiales. It has the form of a small cushion at the bottom of which short crowded conidiophores are formed. The spores escape through an opening at the top.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acervulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acervulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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    either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
    A tenebrous
    B commensal
    C currish
    D dicotyledonous

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