fungous

American  

[fuhng-guhs] / ˈfʌŋ gəs /

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling a fungus; funguslike.

   The fungous growth at the base of the tree was actually a type of moss.

2. fungal.

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fungous British  

/ ˈfʌŋɡəs /

adjective

1. appearing suddenly and spreading quickly like a fungus, but not lasting

2. a less common word for fungal

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Etymology

Origin of fungous

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fungōsus “fungous, spongy”; see fungus, -ous

Example Sentences

His treatment of the humid cellar, full of unexplained vapors and “white fungous growths,” cues immediate recognition and revulsion.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2015

Decaying wood of any kind is a field for special activity for insect life and fungous growth, and the sooner it is destroyed the better.

From Cacao Culture in the Philippines by Lyon, William S. (Scrugham)

It acts on fungous excrescences, and is a good substitute for nitrate of silver in the dispersion of all morbid growth.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

Some of the corn became affected with a fungous disease called "smut," and part of that crop was worthless.

From Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains by Webster, Frank V.

Scald′berry, the blackberry; Scald′-crow, the hooded crow; Scald′-head, a fungous parasitic disease of the scalp, favus.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various