genus penicillium

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   genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin

   SynonymsPenicillium

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofMoniliaceae

Questions about genus penicillium

What does genus penicillium mean?

genus penicillium means "genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin".

What is another word for genus penicillium?

Close synonyms include Penicillium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus penicillium a common word?

genus penicillium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.