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Definitions for Fungus

[1] 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.
[2] Pathology . a spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
[3] fungous.
[4] 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
[5] something resembling a fungus, esp in suddenly growing and spreading rapidly
[6] pathol any soft tumorous growth

Words related to Fungus

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

Words nearby Fungus

fungivorous, fungo, fungoid, fungosity, fungous, fungus, fungus ball, fungus gnat, funic, funic souffle, funicle

Origin of Fungus

1520–30; < Latin: fungus, mushroom; perhaps akin to Greek spóngos, sphóngos sponge

Other words from Fungus

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

Word origin for Fungus

C16: from Latin: mushroom, fungus; probably related to Greek spongos sponge

Synonyms for Fungus

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