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MILDEW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mildew" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mildew"):
powdery mildew (any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)
downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)
Derivation:
mildew (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of becoming mildewed
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("mildew" is a kind of...):
spoilage; spoiling (the process of becoming spoiled)
Derivation:
mildew (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they mildew ... he / she / it mildews
Past simple: mildewed
Past participle: mildewed
-ing form: mildewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become moldy; spoil due to humidity
Example:
The furniture molded in the old house
Synonyms:
mildew; mold
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mildew" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mildew"):
smut (become affected with smut)
dry-rot (affect or be affected with dry rot)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
Derivation:
mildew (a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter)
mildew (the process of becoming mildewed)
