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/fung"geuhl/, adj.fungous.[1825-35; < NL fungalis. See FUNGUS, -AL1]
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Fungal — Fun gal, a. Of or pertaining to fungi. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fungal — 1835, from Mod.L.fungalis, from fungus (see FUNGUS (Cf. fungus)) … Etymology dictionary
fungal — [fuŋ′gəl] adj. of, like, or caused by a fungus or fungi … English World dictionary
fungal — [[t]fʌ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Fungal means caused by, consisting of, or relating to fungus. Athlete s foot is a fungal infection … English dictionary
fungal — adjective Date: 1835 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi 2. caused by a fungus < a fungal skin disease > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fungal — adjective Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi. Doctors determined that the cause of the itchy rash was fungal rather than bacterial … Wiktionary
fungal — SYN: fungous. * * * fun·gal fəŋ gəl adj 1) of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi 2) caused by a fungus <fungal infections> … Medical dictionary
fungal — adj. Fungal is used with these nouns: ↑infection … Collocations dictionary
fungal — fun|gal [ˈfʌŋgəl] adj connected with or caused by a ↑fungus ▪ a fungal infection … Dictionary of contemporary English
fungal — fun|gal [ fʌŋgl ] adjective 1. ) MEDICAL caused by a FUNGUS: a fungal infection 2. ) SCIENCE relating to a FUNGUS, or similar to a FUNGUS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fungal — also fun.gous adjective technical connected with or caused by a fungus: a fungal infection … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
