fungi
Meaning of fungi
plural noun
- any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
truffles are fungi but not mushrooms
fallen logs were overgrown with bright fungus
late Middle English: from Latin, perhaps from Greek spongos (see sponge).
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Hyphenation of fungi
fungi
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- fungi is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fungi synonyms
Meaning a fungal growth that typically takes the form of a domed cap on a stalk, with gills on the underside of the cap:
Meaning the spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, especially one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous:
Meaning a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens:
Meaning a thin whitish coating consisting of minute fungal hyphae, growing on plants or damp organic material such as paper:
Meaning a reddish- or yellowish-brown flaking coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture:
Meaning the process of decaying:
Meaning the state or process of rotting or decomposition:
Meaning the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae):
Meaning a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter:
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Words that rhyme with fungi
carbungi, fundungi, microfungi, smellfungi, bhungi, lungi, pungi
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