mildews
Moisture-loving fungi
Mildews is the plural of mildew, a fungal growth that appears as a thin, often whitish coating on damp surfaces.
Mildew thrives in humid environments, spreading across shower curtains, basement walls, old books, and neglected fabrics: The basement smelled of mildews and rot.
The verb mildews describes something developing this growth: Leather mildews if stored in damp conditions.
Form-giving container
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- mustyStale from dampness
- dampSlightly wet
moisture · humidity · growth · colonies · spreading · airborne · allergenic · microscopic
mold
Form-giving container
damp · moisture · humidity · growth · colonies · spreading · airborne · allergenic · microscopic · hyphae
bathroom
Room for hygiene
curtains · basement · walls · ceiling · closet · fabric · leather · books · dampness · ventilation
crops
Cultivated plants for harvest
powdery · downy · blight · fungicide · plants · roses · cucurbits · squash · infection · foliage
- fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
- cryptogamsferns, mosses, lichens, liverworts, hornworts
mildewspreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
cures · dries · protects · desiccates · conserves
mildewscleanliness
Absence of dirt
sterile · sanitized · spotless · immaculate · pristine
mildewsdries
Loses moisture content
freshens · aerates · dehumidifies · desiccates · ventilates
- mildew controlPreventing or eliminating damp-loving growths
- mildew smellFungal dampness odor
- powdery mildewFungal leaf disease
- mildew removerProduct eliminating damp fungus
- downy mildewParasitic plant pathogen