fungous

English

Etymology

From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus +‎ -ous.

Adjective

fungous (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to fungi; fungal.
   • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness:

     With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.

2. (now rare, pathology) Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.

Translations

of or pertaining to a fungus — see fungal