What does "blue mold" mean?

A type of fungal growth that produces a bluish or blue-green surface, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum or Peronospora hyoscyami f.sp. tabacina.

What is a synonym for "blue mold"?

Common synonyms include: blue cheese mold, blue-colored, blue-hued, blue-molded, blue-tinted, bluish.

Blue mold

noun

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Noun

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A type of fungal growth that produces a bluish or blue-green surface, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum or Peronospora hyoscyami f.sp. tabacina. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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blue cheese mold blue-colored blue-hued blue-molded blue-tinted bluish

Antonyms

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clean food colorless fresh food inedible mold

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