
Related to fungi: Fungi kingdom


 (fŭn′jī, fŭng′gī)
A plural of fungus.


(ˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ)

a pl. of fungus.


(ˈfʌn dʒaɪ, ˈfʌŋ gaɪ)

n. (used with a pl. v.)
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 Mycota.
[< New Latin; see fungus]


a combining form representing fungus: fungicide.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstoolsFungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
fungus family - includes lichen families
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
fungus order - the order of fungi
division Gymnomycota, division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, Myxomycota - slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista
division Lichenes, Lichenes - comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi
Tremella reticulata - a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)
References in classic literature ?
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A University of Manchester team found up to 16 types of fungi in pillows they analysed, BBC reported quoting The Allergy Journal.