Definition of Fuligo
:a widely distributed genus of large slime molds with the sporangia gathered in an aethalium and the plasmodium commonly bright yellow
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Fuligo
noun
Fu·li·go
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fyüˈlī(ˌ)gō
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füˈlē(-
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Origin and Etymology of fuligo
New Latin, from Latin, soot
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