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fungus

fun·gus [ fúng gəss ] (plural fun·gi [ fún j, fúng g ] or fun·gus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
spore-producing organism: a single-celled or multicellular organism without chlorophyll that reproduces by spores and lives by absorbing nutrients from organic matter. Fungi include mildews, molds, mushrooms, rusts, smuts, and yeasts.

[Early 16th century. < Latin]
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