water mold

noun

: any of various fungi of water or moist soils

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When grown in a field, pumpkins are among fields of fungi, bacteria, water molds and soil-dwelling animals. Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 That sounds like one of the water mold funguses. Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020 This is a water mold that spreads below ground by root contacts and swimming spores in soil water. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022 It’s a water mold fungus that splashes on the stems during rainstorms and careless irrigation. Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 July 2021 These include ganoderma applanatum, large bracket mushrooms that cause wood decay; armillaria, a fungal root-rot; phytophthora, a destructive water mold and hypoxylon, a fast-growing fungal canker. Juhi Varma, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2020 The pathogen was eventually identified as Phytophthora ramorum, a water mold that requires extended cool, moist conditions to best spread. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water mold was in 1882

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“Water mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20mold. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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