bead mold

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A name given to various species of mucedinous fungi, in which the spores are in necklace-like chains. They belong to Penicillium, Aspergillus, and similar genera, and are found on various vegetable kinds of food and other substances, causing decay.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads.