mildew

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Mildew and water stain mark the wall where Ajit Roy lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

Mildew will grow when conditions are right — meaning if there is moisture and a food source, which can be something as simple as settled dander and dust.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Mildew flecked the white sideboards and sagging carport; broken lawn furniture littered the yard, and a stray cat slunk through the weeds before disappearing beneath a tilting shed.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

For instance, the Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast Service in Georgia combines reports of disease with weather forecasts to predict the likely path of disease spread.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2018

Mildew may be removed, by dipping the article in sour buttermilk, laying it in the sun, and, after it is white, rinsing it in fair water.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther