Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cup fungus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: cup -fun-gus
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Pezizaceae of ascomycotic fungi that tend to grow in the shape of a cup.

Etymology

From cup + fungus, from its natural cup-like shape.

Inflected Forms

cup fungi (plural)

Synonyms

discomycete

Questions

What does cup fungus mean?: Any of the family Pezizaceae of ascomycotic fungi that tend to grow in the shape of a cup.
Where does cup fungus come from?: From cup + fungus, from its natural cup-like shape.

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