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| a combining form representing fungus in compound words: fungicide. |
fun⋅gus
[fuhng-guh
s] 
noun, plural fun⋅gi [fuhn-jahy, fuhng-gahy] , fun⋅gus⋅es, adjective –noun
| 1. | any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi or, in some classification systems, in the division Fungi (Thallophyta) of the kingdom Plantae. |
| 2. | Pathology. a spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. |
–adjective
| 3. | fungous. |
Related forms:
fun⋅gic [fuhn-jik] , adjective
[fuhn-jik] , adjective fun⋅gus⋅like, adjective
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| fun·gi (fŭn'jī, fŭng'gī) n. A plural of fungus. |
| fun·gus (fŭng'gəs) n. pl. fun·gi (fŭn'jī, fŭng'gī) or fun·gus·es Any of numerous eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue and range in form from a single cell to a body mass of branched filamentous hyphae that often produce specialized fruiting bodies. The kingdom includes the yeasts, molds, smuts, and mushrooms. [Latin; perhaps akin to Greek spongos, sphongos, sponge.] |
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Fungi
Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.) See Fungus.Fungi
Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.) A group of thallophytic plants of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur in certain Phycomycetes, or so-called algal fungi. Note: The Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration from various alg[ae], losing their chlorophyll on assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. By some they are divided into the subclasses Phycomycetes, the lower or algal fungi; the Mesomycetes, or intermediate fungi; and the Mycomycetes, or the higher fungi; by others into the Phycomycetes; the Ascomycetes, or sac-spore fungi; and the Basidiomycetes, or basidial-spore fungi.
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fungi [(fun-jeye, fung-geye)]
sing. fungus
Plantlike organisms lacking chlorophyll, such as mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and mildews. Modern biologists tend to place fungi in their own kingdom, not in the plant kingdom, because they get their nutrients from other living things (or from the remains of living things that have died) rather than from photosynthesis. (See under “Medicine and Health.”)
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Main Entry: Fun·gi
Pronunciation: 'f&n-"jI also 'f&n-gI
Function: noun plural
: a kingdom, division, or other major group of livingthings comprising the fungi
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Fungi Fun·gi (fŭn'jī, fŭng'gī)
n.
A kingdom of plantlike sporeforming organisms that grow in irregular masses without roots, stems, leaves, or photosynthetic.
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| fungus (fŭng'gəs) Pronunciation Key
Plural fungi (fŭn'jī, fŭng'gī) Any of a wide variety of organisms that reproduce by spores, including the mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and mildews. The spores of most fungi grow a network of slender tubes called hyphae that spread into and feed off of dead organic matter or living organisms. Fungi absorb food by excreting enzymes that break down complex substances into molecules that can be absorbed into the hyphae. The hyphae also produce reproductive structures, such as mushrooms and other growths. Some fungi (called perfect fungi) can reproduce by both sexually produced spores and asexual spores; other fungi (called imperfect fungi or deuteromycetes) are thought to have lost their sexual stage and can only reproduce by asexual spores. Fungi can live in a wide variety of environments, and fungal spores can survive extreme temperatures. Fungi exist in over 100,000 species, nearly all of which live on land. They can be extremely destructive, feeding on almost any kind of material and causing food spoilage and many plant diseases. Although fungi were once grouped with plants, they are now considered a separate kingdom in taxonomy. See Table at taxonomy. fungal adjective |
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