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black mould

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noun

  1. another name for bread mould

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They also questioned whether ethanol released through the barrels of whisky could cause the fungus black mould to appear.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

But BBC News has reported on many cases over the last year where work done was of such poor quality it has led to damp, black mould and, in some cases, dry rot.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Tony and Becs Wadley say they can't spend Christmas at home after insulation installed under a government scheme has caused black mould in several rooms, and their asthmatic son can't be inside the property.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

But months after the work was completed, the Wadleys discovered black mould was growing behind the insulation boards.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Many a gallant gentleman, many a nobleman of France, trod the black mould and oozy mosses of the forest with feet that had pressed the carpets of Versailles.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman

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