[mil-doo, -dyoo] 
| 1. | Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi. |
| 2. | any of these fungi. Compare downy mildew, powdery mildew. |
| 3. | any of similar coatings or discolorations, caused by fungi, as that which appears on fabrics, paper, leather, etc., when exposed to moisture. |
| 4. | to affect or become affected with mildew. |
| mil·dew (mĭl'dōō', -dyōō') n.
To affect or become affected with mildew. [Middle English, from Old English mildēaw, honeydew, nectar; see melit- in Indo-European roots.] mil'dew'y adj. |
mildew (mĭl'd ') Pronunciation Key
Any of various fungi or oomycete organisms that form a white or grayish coating on surfaces, such as plant leaves, cloth, or leather, especially under damp, warm conditions. Powdery mildews are important plant diseases usually caused by ascomycete fungi, while downy mildews, including a serious disease of grapevines, are caused by oomycetes. |
Mildew
(the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow," yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deut. 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28).