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Penicillium
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penicillium pénicillium
Translingual
thumb|Penicillium roqueforti species in blue Stilton cheese
Etymology
mul :af la:pēnicillum -ium 1
From mul pēnicillum -ium la painter's brush taxonomic suffix, referring to the chains of conidia that resemble a broom.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Aspergillaceae many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Penecillium subg. Aspergilloides subgenus, Penecillium subg. Biverticillium subgenus, Penecillium subg. Furcatum subgenus, Penecillium subg. Penicillium subgenus; - subgenera
Penicillium expansum species (apple rot fungus) - type species; Penecillium chrysogenum species (source of penicillin) - selected species
See 1 1 for the numerous other species.
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