FUNGOID
fungoid, funguslike
(adjective) resembling fungi
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fungoid (comparative more fungoid, superlative most fungoid)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus.
Noun
fungoid (plural fungoids)
A fungus, or some other organism closely resembling a fungus.
• G. K. Chesterton
He found the suspicion correct which supposed the tree branched from one great root, like a candelabrum; the fork, though stained and slimy with green fungoids, was quite near the ground, and offered a first foothold.
Source: Wiktionary
Fun"goid, a. Etym: [Fungus + -oil: cf. F. fongoĂŻde.]
Definition: Like a fungus; fungous; spongy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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