blue molds fungi

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• blue mold — noun 1. : a fungus of the genus Penicillium; especially : a mold that produces blue or blue green surface growths on bread and other foods compare green mold 2. also blue mold rot : a plant disease caused by a blue mold fungus …   Useful english dictionary

• Fungus — Fungi redirects here. You may be looking for Fungi (music) or Fungus (XM). Fungi Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent (but see text) …   Wikipedia

• Fungus — A single celled or multicellular organism. Fungi can be true pathogens (such as histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis) that cause infections in healthy persons or they can be opportunistic pathogens (such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, and… …   Medical dictionary

• Penicillium — A genus of fungi (class Ascomycetes, order Aspergillales), species of which yield various antibiotic substances and biologicals; e.g., citrinum yields citrinin; P. claviforme, P. expansum, and P. patulum yield patulin; P. chrysogenum yields… …   Medical dictionary

• dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …   Universalium

• Eurotiales — Eu·ro·ti·a·les yu̇ .rōt ē ā lēz, .rō shē n pl an order of ascomycetous fungi (as the blue molds) that have a closed ascocarp with the asci scattered rather than collected into a spore bearing layer and that include most of the human and animal… …   Medical dictionary

• Eurotiales — noun order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium • Syn: ↑order Eurotiales, ↑Aspergillales, ↑order Aspergillales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

• genus Penicillium — noun genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin • Syn: ↑Penicillium • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Moniliaceae, ↑family Moniliaceae …   Useful english dictionary

• Penicillium — noun genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin • Syn: ↑genus Penicillium • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Moniliaceae, ↑family Moniliaceae …   Useful english dictionary

• fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …   Universalium

• microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… …   Universalium