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| pen·i·cil·li·um [ pènni síllee əm ] |
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bluish green mold: a bluish green fungus that grows on stale or ripening food. Use: in cheese-making, as a source of penicillin. Genus Penicillium.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Latin penicillus "paintbrush" < peniculus (see pencil)] |
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