| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | as·per·gil·lus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   s p r-j l s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. as·per·gil·li (-jl )
Any of various fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which includes many common molds. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin Aspergillus, genus name, from aspergillum, aspergillum (from its resemblance to an aspergillum brush). See aspergillum.
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