penicillium
pen·i·cil·li·um
noun \-ˈsi-lē-əm\ plural pen·i·cil·lia\-lē-ə\
Definition of PENICILLIUM
: any of a genus (Penicillium) of fungi (as a blue mold) that are found chiefly on moist nonliving organic matter (as decaying fruit) and have been grouped with the imperfect fungi but are now often placed with the ascomycetes
See Origin of PENICILLIUM
New Latin, from Latin penicillus
First Known Use: 1867
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