Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

    Pilz

    грибgrib, грибо́кgribók

    грибhryb, грибо́кhrybók

    an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

  2. (uncountable)The flesh of such an organism.

  3. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

Examples

44 sentences
  1. It's a fungus.

    deEs ist ein Pilz.

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  2. Mushrooms are a kind of fungus.

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  3. Ant colonies have underground fungus gardens.

    deAmeisenkolonien haben unterirdische Pilzgärten.

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  4. This fungus lives in tropical forests.

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  5. What planet do fungi come from?

    deVon welchem Planeten kommen die Pilze?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any member of the kingdom Fungi:
Русский
By meaning 1
any member of the kingdom Fungi:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any member of the kingdom Fungi:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”). Displaced native Old English swamm.

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