| 词汇 | mildew |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： M.E. mildeu "honeydew, nectar," from O.E. mildeaw "honeydew" (sticky stuff exuded by aphids), from P.Gmc. compound of *melith "honey" + *dawwaz "dew" (cf. O.S. milidou, Du. meeldauw, Ger. Meltau "mildew"). First element in many cases assimilated to forms of meal "ground grain." Meaning "kind of fungus" is first recorded mid-14c., so called from its being sticky and originally growing in plants. Related: Mildewed. |
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