fungi

[ fuhn-jahy, fuhng-gahy ]

/ ˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ /

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plural noun

a plural of fungus.

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Other definitions for fungi (2 of 3)

Fungi

[ fuhn-jahy, fuhng-gahy ]

/ ˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ /

noun (used with a plural verb)Biology.

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.

Also called Mycota.

Origin of Fungi

From New Latin; see origin at fungus

Other definitions for fungi (3 of 3)

fungi-

a combining form representing fungus in compound words: fungicide.

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How to use fungi in a sentence

Enter unassuming fungi: clean, plant-based solution that could possibly normalize blood sugar.
Mushrooms Are Magic for Women Trying to Lose Weight|Liza Gates|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have long since been touted as medicinal fungi, boasting the ability to strengthen the immune system and lower cholesterol.
Mushrooms Are Magic for Women Trying to Lose Weight|Liza Gates|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All grains produce lectins, which selectively bind to unique proteins on the surfaces of bacteria, fungi, and insects.
Wheat Threatens All Humans, New Research Shows|David Perlmutter, MD|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Turns out the fungi in our inguinal crease are not the same ones on our heel pad or behind our ear.
Happy Summer. You’re Covered in Fungus.|Kent Sepkowitz|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

After all, lots of infections course through the blood—viruses and bacteria and fungi.
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The whitish patches of pharyngomycosis leptothrica are largely composed of these fungi.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Other fungi were of dazzling whiteness, which Lejoillie likened to a casket of pearls, supported by an azure stalk.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
But the oddest thing to us are the bunches of fungi, tawny-coloured, piled up in heaps, and evidently very popular!
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
Spores of parasitic fungi enter the cracks, germinate and infect the heartwood.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
Popular discrimination between "toadstool" and "mushroom," 16-22; popular distrust of fungi, 15.
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British Dictionary definitions for fungi (1 of 2)

fungi

/ (ˈfʌŋɡaɪ, ˈfʌndʒaɪ, ˈfʌndʒɪ) /

noun

a plural of fungus

British Dictionary definitions for fungi (2 of 2)

fungi-

before a vowel fung-

combining form

fungusfungicide; fungoid

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Cultural definitions for fungi

fungi

[ (fun-jeye, fung-geye) ]

sing. fungus

Plantlike organisms lacking chlorophyll, such as mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and mildews. Modern biologists tend to place fungi in their own kingdom, not in the plant kingdom, because they get their nutrients from other living things (or from the remains of living things that have died) rather than from photosynthesis. (See under “Medicine and Health.”)

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British Dictionary definitions for fungi (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for fungi (2 of 2)

before a vowel fung-

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