fungus
English
/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
noun
Definitions
- (mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
- (now) A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fungus (mushroom, fungus).
Origin
Latin
fungus
Gloss
mushroom, fungus
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
茸
Emoji
🍄
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antifungus English
- endofungus English
- fungoid English
- fungological English
- fungologist English
- fungology English
- fungosity English
- fungous English
- funguslike English
- fungusproof English
- fungusy English
- macrofungus English
- microfungus English
- smell English
- smellfungus English
- funginus Latin
- fungosus Latin
- fungus Latin
- fungo Italian
- fungus Dutch, Flemish
- fongus French
- fúngico Spanish, Castilian
- hongo Spanish, Castilian
- fungo Portuguese
- fungas Irish
- fungo Esperanto
- fong Catalan, Valencian
- ffwng Welsh
- fonc Friulian
- fongo Old Spanish
- fónzo Ligurian