mildew

English

Powdery mildew on pumpkin leaves

Etymology

From Middle English myldew, from Old English meledēaw, mildēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (honey) + *dauw (dew). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪl.djuː/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/
  • Rhymes: -ɪldjuː, -ɪldu

Noun

mildew (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: míldiu
  • French: mildiou
  • Portuguese: míldio
  • Spanish: mildiu

Translations

Verb

mildew (third-person singular simple present mildews, present participle mildewing, simple past and past participle mildewed)

  1. (transitive) To taint with mildew.
  2. (intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.

Translations

See also

Middle English

Noun

mildew

  1. Alternative form of myldew
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