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mildew

Definition

  • noun: a usually white substance that grows on the surface of things in wet, warm conditions
  • noun: a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of the families Erysiphaceae and Peronosporaceae)
  • verb: to affect with or as if with mildew
  • synonyms: stain, blight

Examples

  • The basement's damp walls were covered with 'mildew'.

  • a 'mildewy' basement

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