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Definitions for Fungi

[1] a plural of fungus.
[2] a taxonomic kingdom, or in some classification schemes a division of the kingdom Plantae, comprising all the fungus groups and sometimes also the slime molds.
[3] any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi or, in some classification systems, in the division Fungi (Thallophyta) of the kingdom Plantae.
[4] Pathology . a spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
[5] fungous.
[6] a combining form representing fungus in compound words: fungicide.
[7] a plural of fungus
[8] fungus fungicide ; fungoid
[9] any member of a kingdom of organisms (Fungi) that lack chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, and roots, reproduce by spores, and live as saprotrophs or parasites. The group includes moulds, mildews, rusts, yeasts, and mushrooms
[10] something resembling a fungus, esp in suddenly growing and spreading rapidly
[11] pathol any soft tumorous growth

Words related to Fungi

sludge, mud, goo, gunk, mucus, mildew, decay, scourge, eyesore, canker, pest, affliction, infestation, mire, scum, ooze, glop, curse, pestilence, dump

Words nearby Fungi

funfest, fungal, fungal infection, fungate, fungemia, fungi, fungi imperfecti, fungi-, fungible, fungible issue, fungicide

Origin of Fungi

us1520–30; < Latin: fungus, mushroom; perhaps akin to Greek spóngos, sphóngos sponge

Other words from Fungi

fun·gic [fuhn -jik] /ˈfʌn dʒɪk/ , adjective
fun·gus·like , adjective
fungal adjective

Word origin for Fungi

usC16: from Latin: mushroom, fungus; probably related to Greek spongos sponge

Synonyms for Fungi

goo, gunk, mucus, mud, sludge, glop, mire, ooze, scum