Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fungi-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: fungi-
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Fungus, fungi: mushrooms, yeasts, molds, and so on.

Etymology

From the compound form of Latin fungus, from fungus (“mushroom”) + -i- (compound word interfix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fungus

Frequently Paired Words

fungal fungoid fungous

Synonyms

myco-

Questions

What does fungi- mean?: Fungus, fungi: mushrooms, yeasts, molds, and so on.
Where does fungi- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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