fungus
- noun
- /ˈfʌŋɡəs/
- Specialized
- After the rain, the garden was covered in various types of fungus growing on the fallen leaves.
- pathogenic fungus
- fungus causes
- fungus causes rot
The next principle is that all of the fungi, any fungus, hates sunlight.
- The next principle is that all of the fungi, any fungus, hates sunlight.
- And that does not allow the fungus to colonize.
- In other cases, sometimes things are added like waxes to kill fungi and things like that.
- It's described as a yeast like fungus.
- Like for example, we have good bacteria which keeps the bad fungus such as Candida down.
- I I wrote a feature for Wired about a trying to solve the mystery of a fungus that lives on whiskey fumes.
- The animal, the insect and, and, and, and the fungus lying beneath.
Examples
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The next principle is that all of the fungi, any fungus, hates sunlight.
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But on the Atlantic Coast, I got a fungus, a skin disease, that covered my whole arm.
Academic text (1991) -
"And furthermore, that you two believe this fungus to be responsible for their condition."
Fiction book (2001) -
Could you use that toe fungus liquid on your big toe?
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"It's impossible to identify the type of fungus by sight, so we use DNA fingerprinting."
Academic text (1994) -
Only a small patch of white fungus remained on the left side of his groin.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a soil borne fungus and so all soils have it.
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The Asian chestnut trees could tolerate that fungus, but the American could not.
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Instead, the ants use them to sustain their fungus, which in turn sustains the colony.
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The aggregated hyphal network of an individual fungus is referred to as a mycelium.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A living thing like a mushroom or mold with cell walls made of chitin that makes spores
Compounds
- Specialized
A disease that makes a bluish-grey growth on the lower side of tobacco leaves and damages the plants
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A fungus that attacks the roots of apple trees and makes them rot
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A fungus that makes the lower parts of lettuce and other plants rot
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A fungus that infects plant roots and causes brown rot in crops like peas or potatoes
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A tiny living thing that makes coffee plants and other tropical crops sick
- Specialized
A soil fungus that makes cabbage or broccoli roots swell and plants weak
A mushroom-like organism with branching stems that looks like coral and is often bright in color
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust
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A fungus that causes orange spots on flax leaves and damages plants
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A group of living things like mushrooms, molds, and yeasts that are not plants
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A named group of related living things like mushrooms or molds used in biology to show close relation
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A mold that makes fruit and vegetables soft and watery and makes dry rot rings on sweet potato roots
An edible mushroom with honey-colored caps that grows at tree bases and must be cooked before eating
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A very large fungus made of connected underground parts that spreads and kills trees
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
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A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots
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A mushroom with gills and a ring on its stem that makes brown spores
A bright orange cup-shaped growth on the ground that looks like an orange peel
- Australian
A fungus that causes pink disease in plants like citrus, coffee, and rubber trees
- Specialized
A kind of mushroom that grows on dead wood and has a pore-covered surface that releases spores
- Specialized
A living thing like a mushroom or mold with cell walls made of chitin that makes spores
- Specialized
A fungus that makes brown string-like threads underground and kills trees by attacking their roots
- Specialized
A small living thing that grows on plants and makes black dusty spots often on wheat or corn
A white, cotton-like growth that appears on fish and their eggs when the fish are sick
- Australian
A fungus that makes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves and harms the crop
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fungus comes from the Latin word fungus, which meant 'mushroom' and might come from a Greek word for 'sponge' because some mushrooms look sponge-like. So today fungus is the name for mushroom-like living things such as molds and yeast.