fungus
Meaning of fungus
noun
- any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
truffles are fungi but not mushrooms
fallen logs were overgrown with bright fungus
late Middle English: from Latin, perhaps from Greek spongos (see sponge).
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Hyphenation of fungus
fun-gus
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- fungus is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
fungus synonyms
Meaning a fungal growth that typically takes the form of a domed cap on a stalk, with gills on the underside of the cap:
Meaning the spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, especially one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous:
Meaning a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens:
Meaning a thin whitish coating consisting of minute fungal hyphae, growing on plants or damp organic material such as paper:
Meaning a reddish- or yellowish-brown flaking coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture:
Meaning the process of decaying:
Meaning the state or process of rotting or decomposition:
Meaning the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae):
Meaning a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter:
Translation of fungus
Words that rhyme with fungus
Angus, Brangus, Carangus, Spatangus, Symphalangus, angus, merlangus, symphalangus, aengus, oengus, Dingus, Mingus, anilingus, cunnilingus, dingus, Longus, longus, Tungus, antifungus, microfungus, mundungus, mzungus, smellfungus, tungus
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