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单词 penicillium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pen•i•cil•li•um  (pen′ə silē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cil•li•ums, -cil•li•a 
    (-silē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Fungiany fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin pēnicill(us) brush (see pencil) + -ium -ium
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penicillium /ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪəm/ n ( pl -cilliums, -cillia / -ˈsɪlɪə/)
  1. any ascomycetous saprotrophic fungus of the genus Penicillium, which commonly grow as a green or blue mould on stale food: some species are used in cheese-making and others as a source of penicillin
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Latin pēnicillus tuft of hairs; named from the tufted appearance of the sporangia of this fungus
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