Fungus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fungus is a noun meaning (now rare, pathology) A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Meaning
(now rare, pathology) A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The flesh of this organism.
- (mycology) A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
Example Sentences
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
Word Forms
- fungi
- funguses
- fungusses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ascomycete, fungal, mushroom, chytrid, mildew, parasitic.
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