Penicillium

n. green mold growing on old bread or cheese or fruit

Penicillium is a genus of ascomyceteous fungi that includes:Penicillium bilaiae, which is an agricultural inoculant. Penicillium camemberti, which is used in the production of Camembert and Brie cheeses.Penicillium candida, which is used in making Brie and Camembert.Penicillium glaucum, which is used in making Gorgonzola cheese.Penicillium marneffei, a thermally dimorphic species endemic in Southeast Asia, which presents a threat of systemic infection to AIDS patients.Penicillium chrysogenum (previously known as Penicillium notatum), which produces the antibiotic penicillin.Penicillium purpurogenumPenicillium roqueforti, which is used in making Roquefort, Danish Blue cheese and also recently Gorgonzola.Penicillium stoloniferumPenicillium viridicatum produces ochratoxin Penicillium verrucosum produces ochratoxin A
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Penicillium /Pen·i·cil·li·um/ a genus of fungi. Penicillium n. A genus of fungi of the class Ascomycetes, some species of which yield several [more]Penicillium - Community and Resources

Noun
1. genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
(synonym) genus Penicillium
(hypernym) fungus genus
(member-holonym) Moniliaceae, family Moniliaceae

n. penicillium, green mold growing on old bread or cheese or fruit