See Also: penicillium(medicine)
penicillium(dictionary)
Penicillium(encyclopedia)
Penicillium chrysogenum(medicine)
deuteromycetes penicillium(medicine)
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penicillium (iou)



penicillium noun. . M19.
[mod. Latin, formed as PENICILLUS + -IUM, from the brushlike fruiting bodies.]
Microbiology. Any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Penicillium, including several moulds common on foodstuffs. Chiefly as mod. Latin genus name. M19.
= PENICILLUS. rare. L19.