Mildew

Noun

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

Verb

 * 1) To taint with mildew.
 * He . . . mildews the white wheat. --Shak.
 * 1) To become tainted with mildew.

Thesaurus
biodegradability, biodegradation, blast, blight, break up, breakup, cancer, canker, corrosion, corrupt, corruption, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decompose, decomposition, degradability, degradation, dilapidation, disintegrate, disintegration, disorganization, dissolution, dry rot, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, fetidity, fetidness, foulness, frowst, frowstiness, frowziness, fungus, funkiness, fustiness, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, malodorousness, mold, molder, moldiness, mortify, moth, moth and rust, must, mustiness, necrose, noisomeness, odorousness, offensiveness, oxidation, oxidization, pest, putrefy, putresce, putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankle, rankness, reastiness, repulsiveness, resolution, rot, rottenness, rust, smelliness, smut, sphacelate, spoil, spoilage, stinkingness, stuffiness, suppurate, worm

Etymology
meledeaw: 'honeydew' (cf. West Frisian moaldau:, Dutch meeldauw:, German Mehltau:), compound of 'honey' and  'dew'. More at.

Noun

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 * French:
 * Latin:, robigo
 * Portuguese: míldio


 * Romanian:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: mjöldagg
 * West Frisian: skimmel

Verb

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 * Russian: плесневеть