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Fungus

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noun. Any of numerous spore-producing eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue and range in form from a single cell to a mass of branched filamentous hyphae that often produce specialized fruiting bodies. The kingdom includes the yeasts, smuts, rusts, mushrooms, and many molds, excluding the slime molds and the water molds.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A plant belonging to the group Fungi (which see).

noun. In pathol., a spongy morbid excrescence, as proud flesh formed in wounds.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. Any one of the fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. See fungi.

noun. A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

Word Usage

"Moreover, the fungus is apparently more lethal under moist conditions, yet, at many affected sites, warm years are comparatively dry."

cross-reference

algal fungus bird's-nest fungus black fungus budding fungi chignon-fungus

Form

bracket fungus fungal fungicidal

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

ascomycete basidiomycete mushroom toadstool yeast

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

algae bacteria beetle berry bug

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

adenovirus aerobe aerobic bacteria agaric amoeba

variant

fungi