arbuscule
noun
ar·bus·cule
Definition of arbuscule
-s
1 : a tuft of hairs or cilia
2 : a branched treelike organ; specifically : one of the treelike haustorial organs in certain mycorrhizal fungi
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Origin and Etymology of arbuscule
Latin arbuscula
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