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PENICILLIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: penicillia   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin

Synonyms:

genus Penicillium; Penicillium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Penicillium" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Holonyms ("Penicillium" is a member of...):

family Moniliaceae; Moniliaceae (family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies)

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