- fungus
- A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are examples. The plural is fungi.
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fungus — fúngus s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic FÚNGUS s.n. v. fongus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Neoficial FÚNGUS s. n. 1. clasă de organisme vegetale inferioare fără clorofilă, din care fac parte… … Dicționar Român
fungus — has the plural form fungi, pronounced fung giy or fun jiy, although funguses is sometimes used, especially to mean ‘types of fungus’. The adjectival forms are fungal and fungous, and fungus itself is sometimes used attributively (before a noun,… … Modern English usage
fungus — [fuŋ′gəs] n. pl. fungi [fun′jī΄, fuŋ′gī΄] or funguses [L, a mushroom, fungus < Gr dial. (Attic) sphongos, var. of Gr spongos, SPONGE] 1. any of a large division (Eumycota) of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms, rusts, and smuts … English World dictionary
Fungus — ist: die Einzahl des lateinischen Fungi . ( Fungus =Pilz; Fungi =Pilze) eine Felseninsel westlich des maltesischen Gozo: (Fungus Rock) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsk … Deutsch Wikipedia
fungus — 1520s, from L. fungus a mushroom, in English as a learned alternative to mushroom. (Funge was used in this sense late 14c.) The Latin word is believed to be cognate with (or derived from) Gk. sphongos, the Attic form of spongos sponge (see SPONGE … Etymology dictionary
fungus — fùngus m DEFINICIJA 1. bot., v. gljive 2. pat. a. izraslina u tijelu nalik na gljivu b. poseban oblik tuberkuloze zglobova, s bujanjem upalnog tkiva u zglobnoj čahuri ETIMOLOGIJA lat. fungus … Hrvatski jezični portal
Fungus — Fun gus, n.; pl. L. {Fungi}, E. {Funguses}. [L., a mushroom; perh. akin to a doubtful Gr. ? sponge, for ?; if so, cf. E. sponge.] 1. (Bot.) Any one of the {Fungi}, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, the molds,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fungus — (lat.), 1) Pilz, s. Fungi, z.B. F. chirurgorum, so v.w. Bovist; F. melitensis, s. Cynomorium coccineum; F. salĭcis, s. Weidenschwamm; F. sambūci, s. Hollunderschwamm; 2) Auswuchs durch Insectenstich, wie F. bedeguar, s. Bedeguar; 3) (Med),… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fungus — (lat.), Schwamm; F. (Boletus) igniarius praeparatus oder chirurgorum, Feuerschwamm; F. (Boletus) laricis (Agaricus albus), Lärchenschwamm. – In der pathologischen Anatomie früherer Zeit Bezeichnung für meist bösartige, weiche und blutreiche… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Fungus — (lat.), Pilz, in der pathol. Anatomie s.v.w. schnell wachsende, blutreiche, schwammige Geschwulst … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Fungus — Fungus, der botan. Namen für die Familie der Pilze oder Schwämme (vergl. diese Art. und Agaricus); fungös, schwammartig … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
