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Definition of "Cryptococcus"

Cryptococcus

  • proper noun

    1. Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans:

      1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae.  

      2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptococcaceae.  

    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.  

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