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Noun: water mold  wo-tur mówld
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: water mould)
  1. Parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil
    "Water molds were responsible for the devastating potato blight in Ireland";
    - water mould [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: water molds

Type of: mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: genus Saprolegnia, Saprolegnia

Encyclopedia: Water mold