fungus

fungus
noun /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
See Also: fungous

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  • fungus — fúngus s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  FÚNGUS s.n. v. fongus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Neoficial  FÚNGUS s. n. 1. clasă de organisme vegetale inferioare fără clorofilă, din care fac parte… …   Dicționar Român

  • fungus — has the plural form fungi, pronounced fung giy or fun jiy, although funguses is sometimes used, especially to mean ‘types of fungus’. The adjectival forms are fungal and fungous, and fungus itself is sometimes used attributively (before a noun,… …   Modern English usage

  • fungus — [fuŋ′gəs] n. pl. fungi [fun′jī΄, fuŋ′gī΄] or funguses [L, a mushroom, fungus < Gr dial. (Attic) sphongos, var. of Gr spongos, SPONGE] 1. any of a large division (Eumycota) of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms, rusts, and smuts …   English World dictionary

  • Fungus — ist: die Einzahl des lateinischen Fungi . ( Fungus =Pilz; Fungi =Pilze) eine Felseninsel westlich des maltesischen Gozo: (Fungus Rock) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsk …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fungus — 1520s, from L. fungus a mushroom, in English as a learned alternative to mushroom. (Funge was used in this sense late 14c.) The Latin word is believed to be cognate with (or derived from) Gk. sphongos, the Attic form of spongos sponge (see SPONGE …   Etymology dictionary

  • fungus — fùngus m DEFINICIJA 1. bot., v. gljive 2. pat. a. izraslina u tijelu nalik na gljivu b. poseban oblik tuberkuloze zglobova, s bujanjem upalnog tkiva u zglobnoj čahuri ETIMOLOGIJA lat. fungus …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Fungus — Fun gus, n.; pl. L. {Fungi}, E. {Funguses}. [L., a mushroom; perh. akin to a doubtful Gr. ? sponge, for ?; if so, cf. E. sponge.] 1. (Bot.) Any one of the {Fungi}, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, the molds,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fungus — (lat.), 1) Pilz, s. Fungi, z.B. F. chirurgorum, so v.w. Bovist; F. melitensis, s. Cynomorium coccineum; F. salĭcis, s. Weidenschwamm; F. sambūci, s. Hollunderschwamm; 2) Auswuchs durch Insectenstich, wie F. bedeguar, s. Bedeguar; 3) (Med),… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fungus — (lat.), Schwamm; F. (Boletus) igniarius praeparatus oder chirurgorum, Feuerschwamm; F. (Boletus) laricis (Agaricus albus), Lärchenschwamm. – In der pathologischen Anatomie früherer Zeit Bezeichnung für meist bösartige, weiche und blutreiche… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fungus — (lat.), Pilz, in der pathol. Anatomie s.v.w. schnell wachsende, blutreiche, schwammige Geschwulst …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fungus — Fungus, der botan. Namen für die Familie der Pilze oder Schwämme (vergl. diese Art. und Agaricus); fungös, schwammartig …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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