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fungus meaning

EN[ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs]
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WFungus
  • A fungus (/ˈfʌŋɡəs/; plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of a large group of eukaryotic organis
  • Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures,
  • The fungus kingdom encompasses an enormous diversity of taxa with varied ecologies,
fungus
  • NounPLfungiPLfunguses
    1. (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.
      1. Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
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    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Enzymes from aquatic fungi show distinct physiological characteristics, such as high salt tolerance or barophilicity, which are highly prized in industrial applications [42 ].
      • Sonographic assessments including brain and abdominal sonographies and ocular examination for the potential seeding of the fungi were normal.
      • The left diatom is overgrown by fungi and irregular organic matter, but structures resembling areolaes are visible through the organic cover.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Fungi continue their patient, determined work, slowly consuming the cellulose over the years, like the helpful toothed jelly mushroom, a nutrientrich fungus that tastes something like tofu.
    3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • I have also seen fallen birch logs hosting toothed jelly fungus and witch's butter, both of which are useful edible fungi.

Meaning of fungus for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "fungus" is a noun, more specifically, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun.
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    1. Nouns
      • Nouns with irregular plurals
        • Countable nouns
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