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bread mold
noun
: any of various molds found especially on bread
especially
: a rhizopus (Rhizopus nigricans synonym R. stolonifer)
Examples of bread mold in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Released from a fungus’s reproductive structures (or fruiting bodies), spores carry instructions for a future Shiitake, puffball, bread mold, plant rust, or brain pathogen.
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Emily Monosson, Time, 11 July 2023
By the end of the day the bread mold has germinated.
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Emily Monosson, Time, 11 July 2023
Blackley tested ancient bread molds and beer jugs in the collections of the Peabody Museum and at the MFA.
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Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Bread mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bread%20mold. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
bread mold
noun
: any of various molds found especially on bread
especially
: one of the genus Rhizopus (R. nigricans)
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