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fungus::noun | Spocien Dictionary

fungus
noun
/'fəŋɡəs/
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
Type Words
Type of being, organism
Has types bird's-nest fungus, black root rot fungus, blastomycete, bolete, bottom rot fungus, brown root rot fungus, candida, carrion fungus, ceratostomella ulmi, cercospora kopkei, chinese black mushroom, claviceps purpurea, clubroot fungus, coffee fungus, coral fungus, corticium salmonicolor, corticium solani, dead-man's-fingers, dead-men's-fingers, dry rot, dutch elm fungus, earth-ball, earth-tongue, earthball, earthnut, earthstar, earthtongue, ergot, false morel, false truffle, felt fungus, fomes igniarius, gasteromycete, gastroboletus scabrosus, gastroboletus turbinatus, gastrocybe lateritia, gastromycete, golden oak mushroom, green smut fungus, grifola frondosa, gyromitra, hard-skinned puffball, hen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods, yellow spot fungus, ascomycete, ascomycetous fungus, aspergillus fumigatus, basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi, white fungus, white rust, wynnea americana, wynnea sparassoides, xylaria mali, xylaria polymorpha, yeast, agaric, jelly fungus, lentinus edodes, lentinus lepideus, lichen, lorchel, macowanites americanus, mildew, mold, monilia, mould, oriental black mushroom, pellicularia filamentosa, pellicularia koleroga, phytophthora citrophthora, phytophthora infestans, pink disease fungus, plasmodiophora brassicae, polyporus frondosus, pond-scum parasite, potato fungus, potato wart fungus, puffball, pythium, radiigera fuscogleba, rhizoctinia, rhizoctinia solani, rust, rust fungus, sac fungus, saprolegnia ferax, scaly lentinus, sclerotinia, septobasidium pseudopedicellatum, shiitake, shiitake mushroom, slime mold, slime mould, smut, smut fungus, stalked puffball, stinkhorn, synchytrium endobioticum, thielavia basicola, tooth fungus, true fungus, true puffball, truffle, ustilaginoidea virens, verticillium, volvaria bombycina
Derivation fungal, fungous

Examples of fungus

fungus
For some unknown reason, the fungus is not lethal to Japanese giant salamanders.
From the edition.cnn.com
Canker is a fungus that finds its way into bits of damage on any of these trees.
From the mirror.co.uk
Warm air is trapped there and is providing the optimum medium for fungus growth.
From the sfgate.com
Viability depends to a large extent on formulation and choice of fungus isolate.
From the newscientist.com
Lots of people would be dismayed to find a fungus growing in their refrigerator.
From the washingtonpost.com
The fungus can attack the spinal cord and brain, causing dementia-like symptoms.
From the washingtonpost.com
A fair number have either brown fronds or a white fungus that resembles cobwebs.
From the nytimes.com
Researchers have recently sequenced the genome of the fungus Trichoderma reesei.
From the sciencedaily.com
The late fungus blight, as the dastardly disease is called, didn't affect Texas.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
  • (fungal) of or relating to fungi
  • (fungi) the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
  • Fungus, branded on air as Fungus 53, was a punk/hardcore/ska radio station on XM Satellite Radio, launched in early 2004. The channel was one of nine on XM that is marked with an xL, indicating frequent explicit language. ...
  • (Fungi (music)) Fungi is the name given to the local musical form of the British Virgin Islands. It is also the native music of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is known as quelbe. ...
  • 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
  • (Fungal) infected by a fungus
  • (Fungal) Odours suggestive of molds, mushrooms and fungi. Important notes in muguet fragrances as well as other florals.
  • Fungal is used to describe a fragrance that has notes of mushrooms, fungus, or mould, like oakmoss.
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