mildew

mildew
Synonyms and related words:
biodegradability, biodegradation, blast, blight, break up, breakup, cancer, canker, corrosion, corrupt, corruption, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, decomposition, degradability, degradation, dilapidation, disintegrate, disintegration, disorganization, dissolution, dry rot, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, fetidity, fetidness, foulness, frowst, frowstiness, frowziness, fungus, funkiness, fustiness, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, malodorousness, mold, molder, moldiness, mortify, moth, moth and rust, must, mustiness, necrose, noisomeness, odorousness, offensiveness, oxidation, oxidization, pest, putrefy, putresce, putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankle, rankness, reastiness, repulsiveness, resolution, rot, rottenness, rust, smelliness, smut, sphacelate, spoil, spoilage, stinkingness, stuffiness, suppurate, worm

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  • mildew — [mil′do͞o΄, mil′dyo͞o΄] n. [ME mildewe < OE meledeaw, nectar, lit., honeydew, akin to Goth milith, honey < IE base * melit (> L mel, Gr meli, honey) + base of OE deaw,DEW] 1. a thin, furry, usually whitish coating or discoloration,… …   English World dictionary

  • Mildew — Mil dew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew; as, mildewed clothing. [1913 Webster] He . . . mildews the white wheat. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mildew — Mil dew, v. i. To become tainted with mildew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mildew — Mil dew, n. [AS. melede[ a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mildew — (n.) mid 13c., mildeu honeydew, nectar, from O.E. meledeaw honeydew (sticky stuff exuded by aphids), from P.Gmc. compound of *melith honey (see MELISSA (Cf. Melissa)) + *dawwaz dew (see DEW (Cf. dew)). Cf. O.S. milidou, Du …   Etymology dictionary

  • mildew — ► NOUN ▪ a coating of minute fungi on plants or damp organic material such as paper or leather. ► VERB ▪ affect with mildew. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Mildew — (engl., spr. milldju), Meltau des Weinstocks, s. Peronospora …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mildew — Example of downy mildew (left) along with powdery mildew on a grape leaf …   Wikipedia

  • mildew — mildewy, adj. /mil dooh , dyooh /, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi. 2. any of these fungi. Cf. downy mildew, powdery… …   Universalium

  • mildew — mil•dew [[t]ˈmɪlˌdu, ˌdyu[/t]] n. 1) ppa a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usu. whitish coating on the affected parts, caused by any of various fungi 2) fng any of these fungi, esp. downy mildew or powdery mildew 3) fng any similar …   From formal English to slang

  • mildew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meledēaw honeydew; akin to Old High German militou honeydew Date: 14th century 1. a. a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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