What is the Latin word for mouldy?

The usual Latin words for “mouldy” are mūcidus, putridus, mūcēscō; also putrēscō, mūceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mouldy” in Latin

mūcidusmoldy, musty; sniveling putridusrotten, decayed, putrid; withered mūcēscōto grow moldy putrēscōto putrefy, rot mūceōto be mouldy or musty

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mouldy

situ corruptus; mucidus (musty): putridus (rotten): to grow mouldly, situ corrumpi; mucorem contrahere; mucescere; putrescere: to be mouldly, situ corruptum esse; mucere.

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What is the Latin word for mouldy?: The usual Latin words for “mouldy” are mūcidus, putridus, mūcēscō; also putrēscō, mūceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.