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family Mucoraceae

family Mucoraceae

9.9
A group of molds that grow on dead plants and spoil food
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌmjuːkəˈreɪsiː/
  • Specialized
: familia Mucoraceae
  • Several molds in the family Mucoraceae are notorious for spoiling stored grains and bread.

Examples

  • The family Mucoraceae includes many species that grow on decaying organic matter.

  • Researchers are studying the family Mucoraceae due to its economic impact on food preservation.

  • The family Mucoraceae includes various molds.

  • Some members of the family Mucoraceae can spoil food quickly.

  • Researchers are studying the family Mucoraceae because its molds can cause significant spoilage in food products.

  • Several molds in the family Mucoraceae are known for their ability to destroy various food items.

  • The family Mucoraceae consists of fungi that thrive on decaying materials, often affecting stored food.

Synonyms

Mucoraceae
vsfamily Mucoraceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of fungi that make common molds on food and decaying plants

is the same meaning but expressed as a formal group name

Surface Forms

family Mucoraceae singular
families Mucoraceae plural

Morphology

family + Mucoraceae

This phrase is compositional: 'family' is used in its scientific meaning (a grouping of related species) and combined with the proper name 'Mucoraceae' to indicate that taxonomic group. The pattern 'family + [taxon name]' is a straightforward, cross-linguistic naming convention, so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it denotes the biological family of those molds.

Etymology

Family Mucoraceae comes from the mold name Mucor, an old Latin word for 'mold', plus the family ending -aceae that shows a 'group'. So it literally says 'the group of Mucor molds', which is why it means a family of molds that often spoil food.