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Penicillium

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Noun

1. genus penicillium, penicillium

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penicillium

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noun plural -cilliums or -cillia (-ˈsɪlɪə)
any ascomycetous saprotrophic fungus of the genus Penicillium, which commonly grow as a green or blue mould on stale food: some species are used in cheese-making and others as a source of penicillin

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Penicillium

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nounWord forms: plural ˌpeniˈcilliums or ˌpeniˈcillia (ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlə ; penˌisilˈə)
any of a genus (Penicillium) of imperfect fungi growing as green mold on stale bread, ripening cheese, decaying fruit, etc.: penicillin is derived from some species

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Penicillium

see synonyms of penicillium
n. pl. pen·i·cil·li·ums or pen·i·cil·li·a (-sĭlē-ə)
Any of various characteristically bluish-green fungi of the genus Penicillium that grow as molds on decaying fruits and ripening cheese and are used in the production of antibiotics such as penicillin and in making cheese.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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