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fungus

fun·gus

UK/ˈfʊŋ.ɡəs/ US/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ fairly common

noun

1.

a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.

Phrases

  • ambrosia fungus
  • artillery fungus
  • artist's fungus
  • bird's nest fungus
  • black fungus
  • bleeding tooth fungus
  • bootlace fungus
  • bracket fungus

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