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1. ((used with a pl. v.)) Fungi
a taxonomic kingdom, or in some classification schemes a division of the kingdom Plantae, comprising all the fungus groups and sometimes also the slime molds.
fungicide.
Etymology: (< NL; see fungus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom
the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Fungi
see Fungus
2. Fungi
of Fungus
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Fungi
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
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