Mildew Definition

mĭldo͝o, -dyo͝o
mildewed, mildews
noun
mildews
Any fungus that attacks various plants or that produces such a coating or discoloration.
Webster's New World
A thin, furry, usually whitish coating or discoloration, caused by a fungus, that forms on the surface of various plants, on organic matter, or on damp paper, cloth, bathroom tiles, etc.
Webster's New World
Any plant disease, as powdery mildew, caused by such fungus.
Webster's New World
verb
mildewed, mildews
To affect or become affected with mildew.
American Heritage
To affect or become affected with mildew.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Mildew

  • Old English meledÄ“aw (“honeydew") (cf. West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau), from Proto-Germanic *mili (“honey") + *dawwō (“dew"). More at dew.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English mildēaw honeydew, nectar melit- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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