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penicillus

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Main Entry: pen·i·cil·lus
Pronunciation: "pen-&-'sil-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pen·i·cil·li /-"I/
1 : one of the small straight arteries of the red pulp of the spleen
2 : the branching penicillateconidiophore in fungi of various genera (as Penicillium)
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penicillus pen·i·cil·lus (pěn'ĭ-sĭl'əs)
n. pl. pe·ni·cil·li (-sĭl'ī)

  1. Any of the tufts formed by the repeated subdivision of the minute arterial twigs in the spleen.

  2. Any of the complex systems of branches bearing organs that produce conida organs in fungi of the Penicillium.

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