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fun·gus
 fungus
- pronunciation:
- fuhng
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
fungi, funguses |
| definition: |
any organism, including mushrooms, yeasts, molds, rusts, and others, characterized by lack of chlorophyll and by subsistence on organic matter.
- similar words:
- mold
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| related words: |
mushroom |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of, pertaining to, caused by, or resembling a fungus.
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| derivations: |
fungal (adj.), funguslike (adj.) |
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affects the growth of funguses |
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moisture |
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broader categories that include fungus |
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organism, plant |
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process involving funguses |
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fermentation |
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produced by funguses |
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spores |
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some activities of funguses |
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decay, decompose, rot |
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some descriptions of funguses |
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fluffy, fuzzy, scaly, slimy |
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some diseases involving funguses |
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athlete's foot, rust |
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some kinds of funguses |
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lichen, mildew, mold, mushroom, toadstool, yeast |
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some parts of funguses |
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cap, cell, filament, stem |
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some places for funguses |
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bog, forest, swamp |
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some things made with funguses |
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alcohol, antibiotic, bread, medicine |
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things that eat funguses |
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animal, human |
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