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
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verb
mildewed, mildews
To affect or become affected with mildew.
American Heritage
To affect or become affected with mildew.
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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

Mildew Sentence Examples

  • A strong growth of the fungus gives the appearance of mildew on the wood, and produces an unpleasant musty smell.

  • Oidium or mildew is only second in importance to the phylloxera.

  • The same precautions must be used against mildew and insects as given in January.

  • The Spanish vines have suffered, like those of France, from mildew and phylloxera.

  • Shakespeares reference in King Lear (Act iii., Sc. iv.) may be quoted as evincing acquaintance with mildew in the 17th century, as also the interesting Rouen law of Loverdo (1660).

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Words Starting With

MMIMIL

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WEWDEW

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Words Starting With M and Ending With W

Starts With M & Ends With WStarts With MI & Ends With WStarts With M & Ends With EW

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With W