fungoidadjective
uk/ˈfʌŋ.ɡɔɪd/us/ˈfʌŋ.ɡɔɪd/specializedlike a fungus
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- amoeba
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungus
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- saprophyte
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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Examples from literature
- I look and note that the horrid wound is larger, much larger, and seems to have a whitish, fungoid appearance.
- It is brought about through the action of a minute fungoid plant.
- The most prominent symptom was the appearance of a white fungoid growth in patches upon the exterior of the fish.
- There were some that had no appreciable scent beyond a vague fungoid flavour, more or less common to all.
- Yeast is a fungoid growth, a microscopic plant capable of starting a fermentation in various substances.