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fungus

/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
fun-gus
IPA
/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The flesh of such an organism.

Uncountable

noun

A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
  • British English: /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fungi (plural) funguses (plural, uncommon) fungusses (nonstandard, plural)

Derived Forms

antifungus endofungus fungal fungicidal fungicide fungoid fungology fungused funguslike fungusproof fungusy macrofungus

Phrases

ambrosia fungus artillery fungus artist's fungus bird's nest fungus black fungus bleeding tooth fungus bootlace fungus bracket fungus

Frequently Paired Words

fungous :Category:Fungi

Synonyms

fungus

Rhymes With

humongous chungus

Questions

How do you pronounce fungus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/.
What does fungus mean?
A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
Where does fungus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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