fungus /fungˈgəs/

1. A plant of one of the lowest groups, thallophytes lacking chlorophyll and reproducing by spores, including mushrooms, toadstools, mould, yeasts, etc
2. A soft, morbid growth (pathology)

fungˈal adjective

Relating to, caused by, or resembling fungus

fungicīdˈal adjective

1. Fungi-destroying
2. Relating to a fungicide

fungicide /funˈji-sīd/ noun

A substance which kills fungi

fungiform /funˈji-förm/ adjective

Mushroom-shaped

fungistatic /fun-ji-statˈik/ adjective

Inhibiting the growth of fungi

fungistatˈically adverb

fungˈoid /-goid/ or fungoidˈal adjective

1. Fungus-like
2. Of the nature of a fungus

fungosˈity noun

The quality of being fungous

fungˈous adjective

1. Of or like fungus
2. Soft
3. Spongy
4. Growing suddenly
5. Ephemeral (obsolete)

fungˈus-gall noun

A malformation in a plant caused by a fungal attack

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