名詞 penicillium:

1. genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
   同義詞：genus Penicillium

pen.i.cil.li.um

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pen.i.cil.li.ums 或 pen.i.cil.li.a [-sl.ô-…]
Any of various characteristically bluish-green fungi of the genusPenicillium that grow as molds on decaying fruits and ripening cheese and are used in the production of penicillin and in making cheese.
青霉菌：任何一種長(zhǎng)于腐爛的水果和成熟的奶酪上的青霉菌 屬藍(lán)綠色真菌，用于制造青霉素和奶酪

來(lái)源：
New Latin Pônicillium [genus name]
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) Pônicillium [屬名]
from Latin pônicillus [brush] * see pencil
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pônicillus [刷子] *參見(jiàn) pencil