FUNGUS


Meaning of FUNGUS in English

/ ˈfʌŋgəs; NAmE / noun ( pl. fungi / ˈfʌŋgiː; NAmE ; -gaɪ; ˈfʌndʒaɪ/)

1.

[ C ] any plant without leaves, flowers or green colouring, usually growing on other plants or on decaying matter. Mushrooms and mildew are both fungi.

2.

[ U , C ] a covering of mould or a similar fungus, for example on a plant or wall :

fungus infections

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin , perhaps from Greek spongos , reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge .

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