FUNGUS


Meaning of FUNGUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəŋ-gəs ]

noun

( plural fun·gi ˈfən-ˌjī, ˈfəŋ-ˌgī ; also fun·gus·es ˈfəŋ-gə-səz)

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1527

: any of a kingdom (Fungi) of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic typically filamentous organisms formerly classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts

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