fun•gi
Pronunciation: (fun'jī, fung'gī), [key]
— n.
- a pl. of
Fun•gi
Pronunciation: (fun'jī, fung'gī), [key]
— n. (used with a pl. v.) Biol.
- a taxonomic kingdom, or in some classification schemes a division of the kingdom Plantae, comprising all the fungus groups and sometimes also the slime molds. Also called
fungi-
- a combining form representingin compound words: fungicide.
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