Fungus (Noun)
Meaning
An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest floor was teeming with a wide variety of fungus, from towering morels to tiny threads of mycelium.
- A fungus infected the tree, causing it to slowly wither and die over the course of several years.
- In order to grow, the fungus obtained nutrients by decomposing organic matter in the soil.
- Penicillium is a fungus that has been used to develop antibiotic medicines and produce cheese.
- The fungus was cultured in a controlled environment to better understand its role in the ecosystem.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Ustilaginoidea Virens
- Puffball
- Chinese Black Mushroom
- Polyporus Frondosus
- Earth-ball
- Ascomycetous Fungus
- Grifola Frondosa
- Lentinus Edodes
- Lentinus Lepideus
- Slime Mould
- Saprolegnia Ferax
- Basidiomycetous Fungi
- Thielavia Basicola
- Xylaria Mali
- Corticium Solani
- Synchytrium Endobioticum
- Xylaria Polymorpha
- Hen Of The Woods
- Pellicularia Filamentosa
- Carrion Fungus
- Golden Oak Mushroom
- Rhizoctinia Solani
- Cercospora Kopkei
- Hard-skinned Puffball
- Pellicularia Koleroga
- Shiitake Mushroom
- Dead-men's-fingers
- Claviceps Purpurea
- Smut Fungus
- Ceratostomella Ulmi
- True Puffball
- Earth-tongue
- Septobasidium Pseudopedicellatum
- Mould
- Oriental Black Mushroom
- Fomes Igniarius
- False Truffle
- Gastromycete
- Rust Fungus
- Corticium Salmonicolor
- Plasmodiophora Brassicae
- Earthnut