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fungus.

A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfʊŋ.ɡəs/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The flesh of such an organism.

    uncountable
  3. A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.

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