PENICILLIUM


Meaning of PENICILLIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsi-lē-əm ]

noun

( plural pen·i·cil·lia -lē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin penicillus

Date: 1867

: any of a genus ( Penicillium ) of fungi (as a blue mold) that are found chiefly on moist nonliving organic matter (as decaying fruit) and have been grouped with the imperfect fungi but are now often placed with the ascomycetes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.