fungoid

[fuhng-goid]

fun·goid

[fuhng-goid]
adjective
1.
resembling a fungus; of the nature of a fungus.
2.
Pathology. characterized by funguslike growths.
noun
3.
Pathology. a growth having the characteristics of a fungus.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Fungoid is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1830–40; fung(us) + -oid
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To fungoid
Collins
World English Dictionary
fungoid (ˈfʌŋɡɔɪd)
 
adj
resembling a fungus or fungi: a fungoid growth

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

fungoid fun·goid (fŭng'goid')
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or being a fungus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature