fungi
a plural of fungus.
Other definitions for Fungi (2 of 3)
a taxonomic kingdom, or in some classification schemes a division of the kingdom Plantae, comprising all the fungus groups and sometimes also the slime molds.
Origin of Fungi
2- Also called Mycota.
Other definitions for fungi- (3 of 3)
a combining form representing fungus in compound words: fungicide.
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How to use fungi in a sentence
E fungis nati homines, or else they fetched their pedigree from those that were struck by Samson with the jaw-bone of an ass.
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British Dictionary definitions for fungi (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfʌŋɡaɪ, ˈfʌndʒaɪ, ˈfʌndʒɪ) /
a plural of fungus
British Dictionary definitions for fungi- (2 of 2)
fungus: fungicide; fungoid
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Cultural definitions for 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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