fungus

  • 81fungus — [ fʌŋgəs] noun (plural fungi gʌɪ, (d)ʒʌɪ or funguses) any of a large group of spore producing organisms which feed on organic matter and include moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. Derivatives fungal adjective fungiform adjective fung …

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  • 82fungus — n. 1. Spongy excrescence. 2. (Bot.) Species of cellular cryptogam or acotyledon …

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  • 83fungus — noun plural fungi, or funguses 1 (C, U) a simple fast growing type of plant, such as a mushroom 1 or mould 1 (1) 2 (U) this type of plant, especially considered as a disease …

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  • 84fungus — n 1. mushroom, truffle, morel, toadstool, puffball, mold, lichen, All Plant Pathol. mildew, rust, smut; phycomycete, Bot. ascomycete, basidiomycete; saprophyte, parasitic plant. 2. fungous, fungal, fungic, funguslike …

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  • 85fungus — fun·gus …

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  • 86fungus — n.; pl. fungi a simple organism (formerly regarded as a plant) that lacks the green pigment chlorophyll. Fungi include the yeasts, rusts, moulds, and mushrooms. They live either as saprophytes or as parasites of plants and animals; some species… …

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  • 87fungus — [ˈfʌŋgəs] (plural fungi [ˈfʌŋgiː] funguses) noun [C/U] a type of plant without leaves, flowers, or green colour that grows in wet conditions or on decaying substances …

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  • 88Fungus — Fụn|gus, der; , ...gi (Medizin schwammige Geschwulst) …

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  • 89fungus —   Akua, pepeiao, pepeiao akua; kane (tinea); unahi pōhaku (on stones) …

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  • 90fungus — pl fungi Multinucleate single celled or multicellular heterotrophic micro organisms, including yeasts, moulds, and mushrooms. They live as parasites, symbionts, or saprophytes. Lacking any vascular tissues (unlike plants), their cell walls are… …

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