Definition of fungoid in English:
fungoid
adjective ˈfʌŋɡɔɪdˈfəŋˌɡɔɪd
1Of or caused by a fungus or fungi.
she suffered from a fungoid disease of her feet
- 1.1 Resembling a fungus in shape, texture, or speed of growth.
his skin looked moist and fungoid
noun ˈfʌŋɡɔɪdˈfəŋˌɡɔɪd
A fungus or a growth resembling a fungus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The laboratory possesses different equipment for tests and researches on environmental influence on products such as: temperature, pressure, humidity, solar radiation, dust, fungoids, saline mist.
- Some fungoids are mildly poisonous, though most are benign.
- Fungins, much like their larger cousins, fungoids, thrive in dark and moist environments.
Definition of fungoid in US English:
fungoid
adjectiveˈfəNGˌɡoidˈfəŋˌɡɔɪd
1Of or caused by a fungus or fungi.
she suffered from a fungoid disease of her feet
- 1.1 Resembling a fungus in shape, texture, or speed of growth.
his skin looked moist and fungoid
nounˈfəNGˌɡoidˈfəŋˌɡɔɪd
A fungoid plant.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fungins, much like their larger cousins, fungoids, thrive in dark and moist environments.
- The laboratory possesses different equipment for tests and researches on environmental influence on products such as: temperature, pressure, humidity, solar radiation, dust, fungoids, saline mist.
- Some fungoids are mildly poisonous, though most are benign.