mucedinous

adjective

mu·​ced·​i·​nous

(¦)myü¦sedᵊnəs

variants or mucedineous

¦myüsə¦dinēəs

: having the nature of or resembling mold or mildew

Word History

Etymology

mucedinous from Latin mucedin-, mucedo + English -ous; mucedineous probably from New Latin Mucedineae + English -ous

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