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fungi.

Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfʌnd͡ʒiː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfʌŋɡiː/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.

  2. plural of fungus

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

noun/ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfund͡ʒi/General-American/ˈfuːnd͡ʒiː/Caribbean
  1. Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).

    alt-of · alternative · uncountable
  2. A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

    broadly · uncountable
Where this word comes from

See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.

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