Lirula
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lirula is a noun meaning A fungus of the genus Lirula, known to cause foliage diseases in conifers.
Meaning
A fungus of the genus Lirula, known to cause foliage diseases in conifers.
More Meanings
- (malacology) A fine raised line on a mollusk shell.
- (zoology) A tooth in the opercula of some bryozoans.
Example Sentences
314. Seila assimilata C. B. Adams. Plate IV, Fig. 8 Cerithiopsis assimilata C. B. Ad., […] Shell small, thin, turreted; nuclear whorls sinistral; whorls ten, ornamented with three prominent, sharp, equal, equidistant, raised spiral lines; interspaces between ridges crossed by numerous fine lirulas; suture indistinct; […]
Word Forms
- lirulas
- lirulae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include liriodendron, tuliptree, ligularia, larch, liriope, liliate.
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