fungus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Hyponyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Related terms 1.3.6 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Related terms 2.3.4 Descendants

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fungus (“‘mushroom’”). Compare Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spongos).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfʌŋ.gəs/
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• Rhymes: -ʌŋɡəs

[edit] Noun

fungus (plural fungi or funguses)

1. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

[edit] Usage notes

The plural form fungi comes directly from the Latin. See that entry for information about the several English pronunciations in use.

[edit] Synonyms

• mold, mushroom

[edit] Hyponyms

• ascomycete, basidiomycete, mushroom, toadstool, yeast

[edit] Derived terms

bracket fungus fungal fungicidal

fungicide fungoid jelly fungus

[edit] Related terms

• fungous

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Originally sfungus. Compare Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spongos).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈfun.gus/

[edit] Noun

fungus (genitive fungī); m, second declension

1. a mushroom
2. a fungal growth or infection
3. a candle-snuff
4. (figuratively) dolt, idiot

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fungus	fungī
genitive	fungī	fungōrum
dative	fungō	fungīs
accusative	fungum	fungōs
ablative	fungō	fungīs
vocative	funge	fungī

[edit] Derived terms

• fungīnus
• fungōsus
• fungulus

[edit] Related terms

• fungidus

[edit] Descendants

Catalan: fong English: fungus French: fongus Galician: fungo

Italian: fungo Portuguese: fungo Spanish: hongo