fungus

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Synonyms: fundus, fungous, bungus, tungus, fugus, hungus, fungs

Antonyms: fundus, fungous, bungus, tungus, fugus, hungus, fungs

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q764}} {{lb|en|mycology}} A [[eukaryotic]] [[organism]] of the kingdom {{taxfmt|Fungi|kingdom}} typically having [[chitin]] [[cell wall]]s but no [[chlorophyll]] or [[plastid]]s. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[flesh]] of [[#English:_Q764|such an organism]].
3. {{lb|en|archaic|pathology}} A [[spongy]], [[abnormal]] [[excrescence]], such as excessive [[granulation tissue]] formed in a [[wound]].

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