bread mold

Thân thiện

A slice of bread shows green bread mold in a clear container.

Definition

Noun: A type of fungus, specifically belonging to the genus Rhizopus, that commonly grows on bread and other starchy foods. It appears as a fuzzy, often black or greenish, growth.

Usage

The term "bread mold" is used to refer to the visible fungal growth itself. It is typically used in everyday contexts to describe spoiled food and in scientific or educational contexts when discussing fungi. * If you leave the loaf out too long, it will develop bread mold. * Under the microscope, we observed the structure of bread mold.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: In biology, "bread mold" often specifically refers to , a common species responsible for spoiling bread. It is a zygomycete fungus that reproduces via spores.
  • The life cycle of bread mold (Rhizopus) was the topic of the lab experiment.

Variants and Related Words

• Mold (noun): The more general term for a woolly or furry growth of fungi on organic matter.
• Rhizopus (noun): The scientific genus name for this group of fungi.
• Fungus (noun): The broader biological kingdom to which molds belong.

Synonyms

• Mildew (noun): A type of mold, often specifically referring to mold on plants or damp surfaces, but can be used more loosely.
• Fungal growth (noun): A general, descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• To mold (verb): The process of becoming covered with mold.
  • The bread began to mold after a week.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a mold of the genus Rhizopus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rhizopus nigricans