ALL meanings of fungus
fun·gus
F f - noun fungus mushroom 1
- noun fungus mold, mildew 1
- noun fungus fungal infection 1
- noun plural fungus any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi or, in some classification systems, in the division Fungi (Thallophyta) of the kingdom Plantae. 1
- noun plural fungus Pathology. a spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. 1
- abbreviation FUNGUS fungous. 1
- noun fungus Any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. 1
- noun fungus (mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. 0
- variable noun fungus A fungus is a plant that has no flowers, leaves, or green colouring, such as a mushroom or a toadstool. Other types of fungus such as mould are extremely small and look like a fine powder. 0
- noun fungus 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 0
- noun fungus something resembling a fungus, esp in suddenly growing and spreading rapidly 0
- noun fungus any soft tumorous growth 0
- noun fungus 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 0
- noun fungus something that grows suddenly and rapidly like a fungus 0
- adjective fungus of, like, or caused by a fungus; fungous 0