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MILDEW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mildew" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mildew"):

powdery mildew (any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)

downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)

Derivation:

mildew (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of becoming mildewed

Synonyms:

mildew; mold; mould

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("mildew" is a kind of...):

spoilage; spoiling (the process of becoming spoiled)

Derivation:

mildew (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become moldy; spoil due to humidity

Example:

The furniture molded in the old house

Synonyms:

mildew; mold

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mildew" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mildew"):

smut (become affected with smut)

dry-rot (affect or be affected with dry rot)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mildew (a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter)

mildew (the process of becoming mildewed)

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