sooty mold

noun

Definition of SOOTY MOLD

: a dark growth of fungus mycelium growing in insect honeydew on plants; also : any of various ascomycetous fungi (order Dothideales) producing such growth

First Known Use of SOOTY MOLD

1901

Rhymes with SOOTY MOLD

centerfold, common cold, copyhold, fingerhold, hundredfold, manifold, manyfold, marigold, multifold, oversold, petioled, scissors hold, sevenfold, severalfold, stranglehold, thousandfold, throttlehold, water mold

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