fungous

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fungous

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From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous.

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not comparable Of or pertaining to fungi. With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.
Similar: fungal, mycotic · Opposite: nonfungal, nonmycotic
archaic, not comparable Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.

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@misc{fungous_2026,
  title = {fungous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fungous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}