fungologistn.
/fʌŋˈɡɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /fəŋˈɡɑlədʒəst/ An expert in the study or identification of fungi; = mycologist n.
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fungologist1821
mycologist1830
1821 T. Purton App. Midland Flora i. 223 It is considered by many eminent fungologists as a variety of Ag[aricus] semiovatus.
1865 Athenæum No. 1980. 463/3 A philanthropic fungologist.
1886 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 4 Sept. 6/2 It has been repeatedly stated by fungologists that it is frequently difficult to distinguish edible fungi from the poisonous varieties.
1913 S. Rohmer Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu xxv. 330 I knew, now, that Dr. Fu-Manchu was the greatest fungologist the world had ever known.
1976 BioScience 26 279/1 Christensen's highly readable style..[is] salted with innumerable small barbs aimed at fungi and fungologists.
2012 Kalgoorlie (W. Austral.) Miner (Nexis) 14 Oct. 10 Nanna was just amazing, she was a botanist, fungologist, horticulturalist and did painting and pottery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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