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Camembert vs Penicillium - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between camembert and penicillium

is that camembert is a soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk while penicillium is any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.

As a proper noun Camembert

is a village in Basse-Normandie, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.

camembert

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

    • Related terms

    * camemberti

    See also

    * brie ----

    penicillium

    English

    (wikipedia penicillium) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium , that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.

    • See also

    * (cheeses cultured with Pennicillium ) bleu d'Auvergne, blue cheese, Blue Vinney, brie, cabrales, camembert, gorgonzola, Roquefort, Stilton