[かび(P);カビ, kabi (P); kabi] (n) mold; mould; mildew; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i.
To become tainted with mildew.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 on various diseased or decaying
substances.
[1913 Webster]
{powdery mildew} a fungal disease of plants caused by an
ascomycete of the order {Erysiphales}, characterized by a
powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants.
It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs. Also, a fungus
that causes such a disease.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mildew
n 1: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: {mildew}, {mold},
{mould}]
2: a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth
on organic matter
v 1: become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded
in the old house" [syn: {mold}, {mildew}]
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