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Noun: acervulus (acervuli)  u'sur-vyu-lus
  1. Small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
    "The plant pathologist identified acervuli on the infected leaves"

Derived forms: acervuli

Type of: fruiting body

Encyclopedia: Acervulus