Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to fungi.

    of or relating to fungi

  2. (archaic, not comparable)Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence.

Origin

From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous.

From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to fungi:fungal

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfungus
Derivedfungosity

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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