grow vs mildew

grow

verb
  • To appear or sprout. 

  • To become larger, to increase in magnitude. 

  • To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere) 

  • To develop, to mature. 

  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants. 

  • To assume a condition or quality over time. 

mildew

verb
  • To become tainted with mildew. 

  • To taint with mildew. 

noun
  • A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. 

How often have the words grow and mildew occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )