bread mold

American  

noun

1. any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, especially Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs.

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Etymology

Origin of bread mold

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Her son Alexander learned several years ago, after starting a little late on a fifth-grade project growing bread mold, that he didn’t have enough time to allow the mold to finish growing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2015

Caffeine was already known to alter the circadian clock in red bread mold, green algae, fruit flies, and sea snails.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2015

In addition, as easily cultured eukaryotic organisms, some fungi are important model research organisms including the red bread mold Neurospora crassa and the yeast, S. cerevisiae.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Despite their name, slime molds are not related to bread mold or the black mold that grows in damp houses.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2011

The hospital was a Goliath of brown brick and gleaming glass, looming over a green lawn as bright as bread mold.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros