Definitions for fungiˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fun•giˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ(n.)

  1. Category: Fungi

    Ref: a pl. of fungus .

Fun•gi*ˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ(n.)

  1. 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.

    Category: Biology, Fungi

    Ref: Also called Mycota.

* (used with a pl. v.).

Origin of Fungi:

< NL; see fungus

fungi-

  1. fungicide.

    Category: Affix

    Ref: a combining form representing fungus

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom(noun)

    the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fungi(u)

    see Fungus

  2. Fungi(u)

    of Fungus

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  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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