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Language: Old English
Origin: meledeaw 'sweet sticky substance from plants'

mildew

 noun
     
mil‧dew [uncountable]
HBM a white or grey substance that grows on walls or other surfaces in wet, slightly warm conditions
—mildewed adjective
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