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The hyphae of water molds -- fungus-like pathogens that cause blight in crops -- are particularly pointy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

The fungus-like pathogen is known to affect a variety of tree species including western hemlock, Douglas fir, tanoak and several pine species.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021

That figurative breeze finally came in 1845 in the form of Phytophthora infestans, a fungus-like organism that demolished potato crops throughout Ireland.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2021

Cacao’s microbial attackers, on the other hand, are much more nimble—common fungal and fungus-like pathogens of cacao can produce spores in a matter of days.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2018

There is no habit more easily contracted than that of wholesale criticism, and it is a habit that grows with fungus-like rapidity.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion