fungiferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌfʌnˈ(d)ʒɪf(ə)rəs/,

/ˌfʌŋˈɡɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌfənˈdʒɪfərəs/,

/ˌfəŋˈɡɪfərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fungifer , fungiferus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin fungifer, (rare) fungiferus (1557 or earlier, frequently in lapis fungifer fungiferous stone; < classical Latin fungus fungus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -iferous comb. form.With fungiferous stone compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin lapis fungiferus in an English context:a1694 A. Balfour Lett. (1700) 269 There is likeways a Stone called Lapis Fungiferus; It is a Stone that being placed in the Ground produces large Mushroms.

Now rare.

Bearing or producing fungi; (loosely) fungal. †fungiferous stone: a type of stone from which edible mushrooms were thought to grow (obsolete).

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fungiferous1757

fungused1813

fungusy1856

toadstooled1910

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 351 These fungiferous stones are chiefly found on eminences, but seldom in valleys and low grounds.

1765 Universal Mag. 37 76/2 The Fungiferous Stone.

1849 J. K. Mitchell On Cryptogamous Origin Malarious & Epidemic Fevers iii. 62 In pestilential Africa, when the rains and the sickness commence together, the fungiferous powers are fearfully developed.

1874 Dental Cosmos 16 340 The morning brushing destroys..all the fungiferous growth of the previous night.

1907 J. W. Taylor Monogr. Land & Freshwater Mollusca Brit. Isles II. 32 The fungiferous stratum of moss in forests, heaths and mountains.

1981 R. A. Crowson Biol. Coleoptera xix. 648 It may be that the spread of these species has been assisted by the growth to fungiferous over-maturity of planted woodlands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fungiferous
释义	fungiferousadj. Brit. /ˌfʌnˈ(d)ʒɪf(ə)rəs/, /ˌfʌŋˈɡɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌfənˈdʒɪfərəs/, /ˌfəŋˈɡɪfərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fungifer , fungiferus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin fungifer, (rare) fungiferus (1557 or earlier, frequently in lapis fungifer fungiferous stone; < classical Latin fungus fungus n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -iferous comb. form.With fungiferous stone compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin lapis fungiferus in an English context:a1694 A. Balfour Lett. (1700) 269 There is likeways a Stone called Lapis Fungiferus; It is a Stone that being placed in the Ground produces large Mushroms. Now rare. Bearing or producing fungi; (loosely) fungal. †fungiferous stone: a type of stone from which edible mushrooms were thought to grow (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [adjective] > bearing or covered with fungi fungiferous1757 fungused1813 fungusy1856 toadstooled1910 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 351 These fungiferous stones are chiefly found on eminences, but seldom in valleys and low grounds. 1765 Universal Mag. 37 76/2 The Fungiferous Stone. 1849 J. K. Mitchell On Cryptogamous Origin Malarious & Epidemic Fevers iii. 62 In pestilential Africa, when the rains and the sickness commence together, the fungiferous powers are fearfully developed. 1874 Dental Cosmos 16 340 The morning brushing destroys..all the fungiferous growth of the previous night. 1907 J. W. Taylor Monogr. Land & Freshwater Mollusca Brit. Isles II. 32 The fungiferous stratum of moss in forests, heaths and mountains. 1981 R. A. Crowson Biol. Coleoptera xix. 648 It may be that the spread of these species has been assisted by the growth to fungiferous over-maturity of planted woodlands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1757
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