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Fungus

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Noun

1. fungus

an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

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Fungus

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nounWord forms: plural fungi (ˈfʌŋɡaɪ , ˈfʌndʒaɪ , ˈfʌndʒɪ ) or funguses
1. 
any member of a kingdom of organisms (Fungi) that lack chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, and roots, reproduce by spores, and live as saprotrophs or parasites. The group includes moulds, mildews, rusts, yeasts, and mushrooms
2. 
something resembling a fungus, esp in suddenly growing and spreading rapidly
3. pathology
any soft tumorous growth

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Fungus

see synonyms of fungus
nounWord forms: plural ˈfunˌgi (ˈfʌnˌdʒaɪ ; funˈjīˌ; ˈfʌŋˌgaɪ ; fuŋˈgīˌ) or ˈfunguses
1. 
any of a large division (Eumycota) of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms, rusts, and smuts, which are parasites on living organisms or feed upon dead organic material, lack chlorophyll, true roots, stems, and leaves, and reproduce by means of spores: in some systems of biological classification, these organisms are placed in a separate kingdom (Fungi) and are not considered to be plants
2. 
something that grows suddenly and rapidly like a fungus
adjective
3. 
of, like, or caused by a fungus; fungous

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Fungus

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n. pl. fun·gi (fŭnjī, fŭnggī) or fun·gus·es
Any of numerous spore-producing eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue and range in form from a single cell to a mass of branched filamentous hyphae that often produce specialized fruiting bodies. The kingdom includes the yeasts, smuts, rusts, mushrooms, and many molds, excluding the slime molds and the water molds.

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