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PENICILLIUM
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Irregular inflected form: penicillia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
Synonyms:
genus Penicillium; Penicillium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Penicillium" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("Penicillium" is a member of...):
family Moniliaceae; Moniliaceae (family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies)
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