fungiform

[ fuhn-juh-fawrm, fuhng-guh- ]

adjective

having the form of a fungus or mushroom.

Origin of fungiform

First recorded in 1815–25; fungi- + -form

Words Nearby fungiform

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use fungiform in a sentence

In many of the fungiform and most of the circumvallate papillæ are peculiar structures called taste buds or taste goblets.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. Blaisdell
The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various

British Dictionary definitions for fungiform

fungiform

/ (ˈfʌndʒɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

shaped like a mushroom or similar fungus: the fungiform papillae of the tongue

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse