fungus
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/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
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/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ (US) · /fʊŋ.ɡəs/
Definition of fungus
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
“Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
“Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.”
- (archaic, countable, uncountable)A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- (uncountable)The flesh of this organism.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”).
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