mil|dew

mil|dew
mil|dew «MIHL doo, -dyoo», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a kind of fungus that appears on plants or on paper, clothes, or leather during damp weather. Mildew is a minute, parasitic fungus that produces a whitish coating or a discoloration. »

Mildew killed the rosebuds in our garden.

2. the coating or discoloration, or the diseased condition, produced by such a fungus: »

Damp clothes left in a pile will show mildew in a few days.

3. any similar discoloration caused by a fungus, such as on cotton and linen fabrics, paper, or leather.
–v.t., v.i.
to cover or become covered with mildew: »

A pile of damp clothes in his closet mildewed.

╂[Old English mildēaw, meledēaw honeydew]

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