adjective
also fun·gus ˈfəŋgəs
Etymology: fungous from Middle English, from Latin fungosus, from fungus + -osus -ose; fungus alteration (influenced by fungus, n.) of fungous
1.
a. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a fungus or the Fungi
an old stump with a flourishing fungous growth
b. : caused by a fungus
a fungous disease
c. : infected by a fungus
a dangerous shower stall with … fungus walls — Jean Stafford
2. : fungoid 1