See Also: acervulus(medicine)
acervulus(dictionary)

vandalism (iou) and acervulus (medicine)


vandalism (iou)



vandalism noun. L18.
[French vandalisme, formed as VANDAL: see -ISM.]
Wilful or malicious destruction or damage to works of Art or Other property; loosely barbarous, ignorant, or inartistic construction, alteration, or treatment. Also, an instance of this.
Times The worst examples of concrete vandalism and massive motorway intrusion. B. Pym It wasn't safe to leave a church open, what with thefts and vandalism.
vanda'listic adjective characterized by or given to vandalism M19.
vanda'listically adverb E20.

acervulus (medicine)


acervulus
<microbiology> A flat, often round mass of hyphae which carry spore-bearing parts called conidophores, acervuli are found in fungi belonging to the order Melanconiales.