fungus
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fungus
- /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈfʊŋ.ɡəs/ Midlands, Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌŋɡəs
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Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.
noun fungi · funguses · fungusses · fungus
- A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
- The flesh of such an organism.
- A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Similar: fungus
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ascomycete, fungal, mushroom, chytrid, mildew, parasitic, trichophyton, pathogen, favus, disease, yeast, mould, mold, needle, parasite, al-fitr
noun
Similar: fungus
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noun any member of the kingdom Fungi
| Español | hongo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 균계 gyun'gye |
| 日本語 | 菌類 kinrui, 真菌 shinkin, 茸 kinoko |
| 中文 | 菌類 /菌类 jūnlèi, 真菌 zhēnjūn |
| हिन्दी | फफूंद phaphūnd, फफूँद phaphū̃d |
| Kiswahili | kuvu |
| Português | fungo |
| Français | fongus |
| Deutsch | Pilz |
| Italiano | fungo |
| Ελληνικά | μύκητας mýkitas |
| Română | ciupercă |
| Русский | гриб grib, грибо́к gribók |
| Tiếng Việt | nấm |
| العربية | فُطْر fuṭr |
| עברית | פטרייה pitriyá |
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title = {fungus},
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