fungus \’fəŋ-gəs\ noun
- any of a kingdom (Fungi) of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic typically filamentous organisms formerly classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms and yeasts
ETYMOLOGY: Latin [1527]
–fungi inflected form [plural]
–funguses inflected form [plural]
fungus focus
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Definition retrieved from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary on 18 December 2009.
