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fungus

60 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fungus (noun)
  2. algal fungus (noun)
  3. ambrosia fungus (noun)
  4. beech fungus (noun)
  5. beefsteak fungus (noun)
  6. bird's-nest fungus (noun)
  7. black fungus (noun)
  8. bracket fungus (noun)
  9. carrion fungus (noun)
  10. caterpillar fungus (noun)
  11. cattail fungus (noun)
  12. club fungus (noun)
  13. coral fungus (noun)
  14. cup fungus (noun)
  15. ear fungus (noun)
  16. elder fungus (noun)
  17. felt fungus (noun)
  18. fire fungus (noun)
  19. fish fungus (noun)
  20. fission fungus (noun)
  21. fly fungus (noun)
  22. gill fungus (noun)
  23. hedgehog fungus (noun)
  24. higher fungus (noun)
  25. house fungus (noun)
  26. imperfect fungus (noun)
  27. jelly fungus (noun)
  28. liver fungus (noun)
  29. lower fungus (noun)
  30. man fungus (noun)

fun·gus

noun, often attributive \ˈfəŋ-gəs\
plural fun·gi\ˈfən-ˌjī, ˈfəŋ-ˌgī\ also fun·gus·es\ˈfəŋ-gə-səz\

Definition of FUNGUS

: any of a kingdom (Fungi) of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic typically filamentous organisms formerly classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts
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Origin of FUNGUS

Latin
First Known Use: 1527

Rhymes with FUNGUS

fungous

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