cirrhus

[ sir-uh s ]
/ ˈsɪr əs /

noun, plural cir·rhi [sir-ahy] /ˈsɪr aɪ/. Mycology.

a mucus-bound ribbonlike mass of spores that is exuded from a fungus.

Origin of cirrhus

< New Latin, a pseudo-Greek form of Latin cirrus cirrus

Words nearby cirrhus

cirio, cirque, cirrate, cirrhogenous, cirrhosis, cirrhus, cirri, cirri-, cirriform, cirriped, cirripede

Example sentences from the Web for cirrhus

  • Ark is also the name of a mare's-tail cloud, or cirrhus, when it forms a streak across the sky.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth