mildew

Etymology

From Middle English mildewe, 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.

noun

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

verb

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

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