fungoidaladj.
/fʌŋˈɡɔɪdl/, U.S. /ˌfəŋˈɡɔɪd(ə)l/ Now rare.
= fungoid adj. Also in extended use.
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fungeous1597
fungose1675
fungus-like1738
fungoid1758
agaric1781
fungilliform1819
agaricoid1823
fungous?1835
fungaceous1841
agariciform1842
fungal1842
fungoidal1843
hysterophytal1857
funginous1866
fungic1883
1843 Trans. Vet. Med. Assoc. 1842–3 6 A fungoidal tumour on the coronet.
1875 Rep. Trans. Pennsylvania State Agric. Soc. 10 46 Fire-blight feeds on the inner bark of the tree and is more dangerous than fungoidal blight.
1907 W. R. Fisher Forest Protection (ed. 2) 427 External injuries of any kind to trees admit the spores of fungi to the inner tissues of the injured tree and thus favour fungoidal attacks.
1979 N. T. Gridgeman Biol. Sci. at National Res. Council Canada i. 6 Sporadic epidemics of fungoidal grain diseases peculiar to the mass cultivation of a particular plant were recognized early.
1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 29/2 On the north side of the city, there is a fungoidal growth of satellite dishes tuned in to western TV stations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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