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order Mucorales

order Mucorales

9.6
A group of fungi that grow on dead plants and food, like bread mold
  • noun
  • Specialized
: orden Mucorales
  • Fungi of the order Mucorales are commonly found in soil and on decaying plant matter.

Examples

  • One form of acute invasive sinusitis caused by fungi of the order Mucorales is known as mucormycosis.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The causative organisms are members of the family Mucoraceae, which belongs to the order Mucorales of the class Zygomycetes.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Mucormycosis refers to any fungal infection of the order Mucorales.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Mucormycosis, caused by fungi that belong to the order Mucorales, is perhaps the most recognized example of post-disaster fungal soft tissue infection.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Mucormycosis is primarily associated with fungi from the order Mucorales that thrive on decaying matter.

  • The order Mucorales includes several fungi that play a vital role in breaking down organic material.

Synonyms

Mucorales
vsorder Mucorales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of fungi that often grow on rotting plants and sometimes make people sick

is defined by placement within the class Zygomycetes rather than by pathogenicity

Surface Forms

order Mucorales singular
order Mucorales plural

Morphology

order + Mucorales

The noun phrase 'order Mucorales' is directly compositional: 'order' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Mucorales' is the name of that fungal order, so the phrase simply labels the taxonomic group called Mucorales. This literal labelling pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Order Mucorales is a scientific name for a large group of molds. The word order here means a 'group' of related kinds and Mucorales comes from a word for 'mold', so the name refers to fungi that often grow on rotting plants or bread and can sometimes cause infections.