English-Thai Dictionary

fungus

N เชื้อรา  เห็ด  รา  chue-ra

 

fungus-face

SL คน มี หนวด  kon-me-nud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUNGUS

n.[L.] 1. A mushroom, vulgarly called a toadstool. The Fungi constitute an order of plants of a peculiar organization and manner of growth. The word is also applied to excrescences on plants.
2. A spungy excrescence in animal bodies as proud flesh formed in wounds.
The term is particularly applied to any morbid excrescence, whether in wounds or arising spontaneously.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUNGUS

Fun "gus, n.; pl. L. Fungi, E. Funguses. Etym: [L., a mushroom; perh.akin to a doubtful Gr. sponge. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each.

 

Note: The fungi are all destitute of chorophyll, and, therefore, to be supplied with elaborated nourishment, must live as saprophytes or parasites. They range in size from single microscopic cells to systems of entangled threads many feet in extent, which develop reproductive bodies as large as a man's head. The vegetative system consists of septate or rarely unseptate filaments called hyphæ; the aggregation of hyphæ into structures of more or less definite form is known as the mycelium. See Fungi, in the Supplement.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds. Hoblyn.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fungus

fun gus |ˈfəNGgəs ˈfəŋɡəs | ▶noun ( pl. fungi |-jī, -gī | or funguses ) any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. • fungal infection (esp. on fish ). • [ in sing. ] used to describe something that has appeared or grown rapidly and is considered unpleasant or unattractive: there was a fungus of outbuildings behind the house. Fungi lack chlorophyll and are therefore incapable of photosynthesis. Many play an ecologically vital role in breaking down dead organic matter; some are an important source of antibiotics or are used in fermentation, and others cause disease. The familiar mushrooms and toadstools are merely the fruiting bodies of organisms that exist mainly as a threadlike mycelium in the soil. Some fungi form associations with other plants, growing with algae to form lichens, or in the roots of higher plants to form mycorrhizas. Fungi are now often classified as a separate kingdom distinct from the green plants. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, perhaps related to Greek spongos, sphongos (see sponge ).

 

fungus beetle

fun gus bee tle ▶noun a small beetle that feeds chiefly on fungi and is typically black with red or yellow markings. [Families Mycetophagidae, Erotylidae, and others: several genera. ]

 

fungus garden

fun gus gar den ▶noun Entomology a growth of fungus cultivated by certain ants or termites as a source of food.

 

fungus gnat

fun gus gnat ▶noun a slender and delicate fly whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi. [Family Mycetophilidae: numerous species. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

fungus

fungus |ˈfʌŋgəs | ▶noun ( pl. fungi |-gʌɪ, -(d )ʒʌɪ | or funguses ) any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. • [ mass noun ] fungal infection (especially on fish ). • [ in sing. ] used to describe something that has appeared or grown rapidly and is considered unpleasant or unattractive: there was a fungus of outbuildings behind the house. Fungi lack chlorophyll and are therefore incapable of photosynthesis. Many play an ecologically vital role in breaking down dead organic matter, some are an important source of antibiotics or are used in fermentation, and others cause disease. The familiar mushrooms and toadstools are merely the fruiting bodies of organisms that exist mainly as a thread-like mycelium in the soil. Some fungi form associations with other plants, growing with algae to form lichens, or in the roots of higher plants to form mycorrhizas. Fungi are now often classified as a separate kingdom distinct from the green plants. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, perhaps from Greek spongos (see sponge ).

 

fungus beetle

fun gus bee tle ▶noun a small beetle that feeds chiefly on fungi and is typically black with red or yellow markings. [Families Mycetophagidae, Erotylidae, and others: several genera. ]

 

fungus garden

fun ¦gus gar ¦den ▶noun Entomology a growth of fungus cultivated by certain ants or termites as a source of food.

 

fungus gnat

fun ¦gus gnat ▶noun a small, delicate fly whose larvae feed chiefly on fungi. ●Family Mycetophilidae: numerous species.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fungus

fungus noun the fungus will flourish in a dark, moist environment: mushroom, toadstool; mold, mildew, rust; Biology saprophyte. WORD LINKS mycology the scientific study of fungi fungicide a chemical that destroys fungi Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fungus

fungus noun mushroom, toadstool; mould, mildew, rust, fungal disease, rot, decay; technical mycelium, saprophyte. WORD LINKS fungus myco- related prefix, as in mycoprotein ), fungi- mycology science of fungi fungivorous fungus-eating fungicide chemical that destroys fungus Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Fungus

Fun gus Substantiv, maskulin , der |F u ngus |der Fungus; Genitiv: des Fungus, Plural: die Fungi lateinisch ; »Erdschwamm «1 lateinische Bezeichnung für: Pilz 2 Medizin schwammige Geschwulst

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fungus

fun gus /fʌ́ŋɡəs /〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 複 -gi /ɡiː /, ～es 1 C U 〘植 〙(キノコ カビなどの )菌類 .2 U 菌類が引き起こす病気 ; 感染症 .3 U 急に発生 [成長 ]する (嫌な )もの ; 一時的現象 .4 U 〘医 〙菌状腫 （しゆ ）, ポリープ .5 U ｟俗 ｠あごひげ .