green mold
Bread's fuzzy invader
Green mold refers to various fungi that appear as fuzzy green growths on food, walls, or other organic matter.
The most common are *Penicillium* species—the same genus that gave us penicillin.
Green mold thrives in damp conditions and frequently appears on bread, citrus fruits, and cheese: The oranges had gone fuzzy with green mold.
- penicilliumAntibiotic-producing fungal genus
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- science experimentMethodical investigation testing hypotheses
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
fuzzy · decay · bread · cheese · blue cheese · damp · damp basement · musty · rot · citrus · contamination · blue · white · growth · moisture · mildew · spoiled · furry
- moldsPenicillium, koji, slime mould, ice trays, madeleines
- mold typespenicillium, aspergillus, powdery mildew, downy mildew
- mushroom problemsbrown rot, soft rot, fungus gnats, stem rot, viral disease
- Citrus Problemscitrus canker, cachexia, stubborn disease
- fruit diseasesfire blight, brown rot, black rot, citrus canker
- sac fungimorel, morels, truffle, truffles, tuber
green moldbacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
bacterial growth · yeast · bacterial contamination · viral infection · virus
green moldfreshness
State of being unspoiled
sterility · unspoiled · fresh food · fresh · pristine
green, greens, greener, greenest, greenish, greenery, greening, mold, molds