blue mould
Britishnoun
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Also called: green mould. any fungus of the genus Penicillium that forms a bluish mass on decaying food, leather, etc
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any fungal disease of fruit trees characterized by necrosis and a bluish growth on the affected tissue: mostly caused by Penicillium species
Example Sentences
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Bread with white and blue mould on it is fine to cut around and eat but black mould is dangerous.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2014
The chief condition in the existence of the blue mould is excessive moisture.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
If you don't believe me, go and see, or stay here and grow all over blue mould.
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles
Two or three rooms in an old house, if possible,—they are always the cheapest, my love; so don't look as if you saw cobwebs and blue mould, and felt black beetles running over your feet.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May
There was, indeed, danger of coming out covered with blue mould.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
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