| 释义 |
fungoid, a. and n.|ˈfʌŋgɔɪd|
[f. fung-us + -oid. Cf. F. fongoïde.]
A. adj. Resembling a fungus or its qualities; of the nature of a fungus.
1836Penny Cycl. V. 252/3 Fungoid, resembling a fungus; that is, irregular in form and fleshy in texture. 1853Kane Grinnell Exp. xlv. (1856) 411 The familiar mushroom or fungoid appearance which is shown in many of the plates. 1861S. Thomson Wild Fl. ii. (ed. 4) 133 Minute fungoid moulds. 1874Cooke Fungi 100 Peziza venosa has the most decided nitrous odour, and also fungoid flavour. 1875Darwin Insectiv. Pl. xi. 272 Yeast and other low fungoid forms flourish in solutions of ammonia.
b. Path. (See fungus 2.)
1844Dufton Deafness 89 An inert substance in the ear..surrounded by fungoid growths. 1845Todd & Bowman Phys. Anat. I. 100 Cancer, or fungoid disease. 1875B. W. Richardson Dis. Mod. Life 30 The malignant growths include fungoid tumour. 1878Habershon Dis. Abdomen 42 The diphtheritic membrane is fungoid in character.
B. n. A fungoid plant. Also attrib.
1861H. Macmillan Footn. fr. Page Nat. 211 The highest development of fungoid life. 1891Daily News 3 Nov. 6 1 They lived on a spoonful or two of arrowroot, with such fungoids as they could gather in the forest. |