fungusnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/us/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/plural fungi uk/-ɡaɪ/usfungusesany of various types of organisms that get their food from decaying material or other living things:
Mushrooms and mould are fungi.
Fungus can be poisonous.
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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungoid
- germ
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- microorganism
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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