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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmofo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-fu
"As roupas guardadas no armário ficaram com cheiro de mofo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thin, usually whitish growth produced on plants or organic materials such as paper, walls, or clothing by fungi, especially under damp conditions.
"The bathroom walls showed signs of mildew due to poor ventilation." - 2
A plant disease caused by parasitic fungi that appear as a powdery white coating.
"Powdery mildew quickly spread across the pumpkin leaves in the garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mildeaw', composed of 'milde' (meaning sweet or honey, referring to honeydew) and 'ēaw' (meaning rain or moisture). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a sugary plant deposit to refer broadly to thin, whitish fungal growths appearing on damp organic surfaces.
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moisi
Transliteration: mwa-zi
"L'humidité de la cave a provoqué du moisi sur les murs."
Mehltau
Transliteration: /ˈmeːlˌtaʊ/
"Die Feuchtigkeit im Raum verursachte Mehltau an der Tapete."
muffa
Transliteration: muffa
"C'è della muffa sulle pareti della doccia."
moho
Transliteration: mo-o
"El pan viejo desarrolló moho en la alacena."
mofo
Transliteration: mo-fu
"As roupas guardadas no armário ficaram com cheiro de mofo."
फफूंद
Transliteration: faphūnd
"नमी के कारण दीवारों पर फफूंद लग गई है।"
霉菌
Transliteration: méijùn
"潮湿的天气容易导致墙壁长出霉菌。"
곰팡이
Transliteration: gompang-i
"욕실 타일 사이에 곰팡이가 생겼습니다."
カビ
Transliteration: kabi
"湿気が多いと壁にカビが生えやすくなります。"
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Not producing or containing venom; incapable of injecting poison through a bite, sting, or other mechanism.
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