mildew
11mildew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meledēaw honeydew; akin to Old High German militou honeydew Date: 14th century 1. a. a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of… …
12mildew — 1. noun A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. 2. verb a) To taint with mildew. He . . . mildews the white wheat. Shak. b) To become tainted with mildew …
13mildew — n. mildew forms * * * [ mɪldjuː] mildew forms …
14mildew — [[t]mɪ̱ldjuː, AM duː[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mildew is a soft white fungus that grows in damp places. The room smelled of mildew …
15mildew — mil·dew || mɪldÊŠË / mɪldjuË n. soft green or black area (often fuzzy) caused by a fungus that sometimes grows on things if there is excessive moisture; fungal growth on plants v. cover with mildew; affect with mildew; become mouldy from… …
16mildew — /ˈmɪldju / (say mildyooh) noun 1. a plant disease usually characterised by a whitish coating or a discolouration on the surface, caused by any of various parasitic fungi. 2. any of these fungi. 3. similar coating or discolouration, due to fungi,… …
17mildew — mil·dew mil .d(y)ü n 1) a superficial usu. whitish growth produced esp. on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of the families Erysiphaceae and Peronosporaceae) 2) a fungus producing mildew * * * mil·dew (milґdoo) 1. any of various fungi …
18mildew — [OE] Mildew originally meant ‘honeydew’ (which is a sort of sticky substance exuded by aphids and similar insects on to leaves). It is a compound noun formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from *melith ‘honey’ (a relative of Latin mel ‘honey’ …
19mildew — noun a coating of minute fungal hyphae, growing on plants or damp organic material such as paper. verb affect or be affected with mildew. Derivatives mildewy adjective Origin OE mildēaw honeydew , of Gmc origin …
20mildew — [OE] Mildew originally meant ‘honeydew’ (which is a sort of sticky substance exuded by aphids and similar insects on to leaves). It is a compound noun formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from *melith ‘honey’ (a relative of Latin mel ‘honey’ …
