especially: a rhizopus (Rhizopus nigricans synonym R. stolonifer)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBlackley tested ancient bread molds and beer jugs in the collections of the Peabody Museum and at the MFA. Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bread mold
noun
ˈbred-
: any of various molds found especially on bread
especially: one of the genus Rhizopus (R. nigricans)