fungus
A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
Other meanings
The flesh of such an organism.
A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Kinds of fungus
- black root rot fungus
- false truffle
- slime mold
- white fungus
- white rust
- truffle
- coral fungus
- tooth fungus
Word history
From Latin "fungus" (mushroom).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fungus” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.