adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fungoid
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noun
Meaning 2
A fungus, or some other organism closely resembling a fungus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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.
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adjective
Meaning 3
resembling fungi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: funguslike
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History
Etymology
From fungus + -oid.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: fongoïde — resembling a fungus
- French: fongiforme — resembling a fungus
- Māori: whakaharore — resembling a fungus
- Occitan: fongoïd — resembling a fungus
- Turkish: mantarsı — resembling a fungus
- Turkish: mantarımsı — resembling a fungus