Associations to the word «Penicillium»

Wiktionary

PENICILLIUM, noun. Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.
PENICILLIUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichocomaceae   — many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates.

Dictionary definition

PENICILLIUM, noun. Genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats