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. fongoïde.]

Definition: Like a fungus; fungous; spongy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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