Penicillium

See also: penicillium and pénicillium

Translingual

Penicillium roqueforti in blue Stilton cheese

Etymology

From Latin pēnicillum (“painter's brush”) +‎ -ium (taxonomic suffix), referring to the chains of conidia that resemble a broom.

Proper noun

Penicillium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Eurotiomycetes – class; Eurotiomycetidae – subclass; Eurotiales – order; Aspergillaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Penecillium subg. Aspergilloides, Penecillium subg. Biverticillium, Penecillium subg. Furcatum, Penecillium subg. Penicillium; - subgenera
  • Penicillium expansum (apple rot fungus) - type species; Penecillium chrysogenum (source of penicillin) - selected species
    • See Penicillium on WikispeciesWikispecies for the numerous other species.

References

• Penicillium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Penicillium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Penicillium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons