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]

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