'Mildew' definitions:
Definition of 'mildew'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Mildew'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Mildew'
From: GCIDE
- Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i. To become tainted with mildew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mildew'
From: GCIDE
- Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede['a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See Mellifluous, and Dew.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. [1913 Webster]
- powdery mildew a fungal disease of plants caused by an ascomycete of the order Erysiphales, characterized by a powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants. It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs. Also, a fungus that causes such a disease. [PJC]
Definition of 'mildew'
From: Easton
- Mildew (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow," yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28).
Synonyms of 'mildew'
From: Moby 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