adjective
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appearing suddenly and spreading quickly like a fungus, but not lasting
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a less common word for fungal
Etymology
Origin of fungous
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fungōsus “fungous, spongy”; see fungus, -ous
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His treatment of the humid cellar, full of unexplained vapors and “white fungous growths,” cues immediate recognition and revulsion.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2015
Perishable as stubble, and fungous as the fungi, those grafted families successively live and die on the eternal soil of a name.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
Insect and fungous enemies beset the species, and take advantage of breaks to invade the twigs through the chambered pith.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers
Cracked Fruit—Mildew.—Certain fruits become partially covered with what appears to be a fungous growth, which occupies the skin in such a manner as to prevent the development of the succulent tissues beneath it.
From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder
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
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