mucedinous

American

[myoo-sed-n-uhs] / myuˈsɛd n əs /

adjective

of or resembling mold or mildew.

Etymology

Origin of mucedinous

1855–60; < New Latin mūcēdin- (stem of mūcēdō mucus; used in name of family of mold fungi; equivalent to mūc ( ēre ) to be moldy + -ēdō feminine noun suffix) + -ous

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See under letter M. Mucedinous, mū-sed′i-nus, adj. like mould or mildew.

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