Penicillium

Translingual

Penicillium roqueforti in blue Stilton cheese

Etymology

From Latin penicillum (painter's brush), referring to the chains of conidia that resemble a broom.

Proper noun

Penicillium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates.

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