Glomus
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See also: glomus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin glomus (“assemble in a group”).
Proper noun
Glomus n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Glomeraceae – a large group of fungi that are obligate symbionts of tree roots.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Eomycota – subkingdom; Glomeromycota – phylum; Glomeromycetes - class; Glomerales - order; Glomeraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Glomus claroideum, Glomus etunicatum - species
References
Glomus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Glomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Funneliformis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Glomus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Glomus at MycoBank
