fungate
[ fŭng′gāt′ ]
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v.
To grow rapidly like a fungus.
adj.
Having the form of or resembling a fungus.
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Words nearby fungate
funfest, Fünfkirchen, fun fur, fungal, fungal infection, fungate, fungemia, fungi, fungible, fungible issue, fungicide
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How to use fungate in a sentence
The primary growth may remain so small that its presence is not even suspected, or it may increase in size, ulcerate, and fungate.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe gum almost buries the teeth, and large polypoid masses form which tend to fungate.