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1. (n.) fungus
any member of the kingdom Fungi (or division Thallophyta of the kingdom Plantae), comprising single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow: includes the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L: fungus; sponge)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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1. (noun) fungus
a plant without leaves or a green color, which grows on decaying material
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1. (noun) fungus
any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each
2. (noun) fungus
a spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds
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Sense: any of several kinds of soft spongy plants without any leaves or green part
A mushroom is one type of fungus; That tree has a fungus growing on it.
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 Afrikaans: swam, fungus |
 Arabic: فُطْر |
 Bulgarian: пласен |
 Brazilian: fungo |
 Czech: houba |
 German: der Pilz |
 Danish: svamp |
 Greek: μύκητας |
 Spanish: hongo |
 Estonian: seen |
 Farsi: گونۀ قارچ ها |
 Finnish: sieni |
 French: champignon |
 Hebrew: פִטרִייָה |
 Hindi: कुकुरमुत्ता |
 Croatian: gljiva |
 Hungarian: gomba(féle) |
 Indonesian: jamur |
 Icelandic: sveppur |
 Italian: fungo |
 Japanese: 菌 |
 Korean: 균류(菌類) |
 Lithuanian: grybas |
 Latvian: sēne; piepe |
 Malay: kulat |
 Dutch: zwam |
 Norwegian: sopp |
 Polish: grzyb |
 Persian: گونۀ قارچ ها |
 Pashto: فنجى، دنباتاتو هغه ډول چه |
 Portuguese: fungo |
 Russian: гриб(ок) |
 Slovak: huba |
 Slovenian: goba |
 Serbian: gljivica |
 Swedish: svamp |
 Thai: เชื้อรา |
 Turkish: mantar |
 Taiwanese: 真菌，菌類，蘑菇 |
 Ukrainian: гриб; деревна губка |
 Urdu: پھپھوندی وغیرہ کے قسم کی |
 Vietnamese: nấm |
 Chinese: 真菌，菌类，蘑菇 |
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