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Definition of Fungi

1. Noun. The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants.

Definition of Fungi

1. n. pl. See Fungus.

2. n. pl. A group of thallophytic plants of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur in certain Phycomycetes, or so-called algal fungi.

Definition of Fungi

1. fungus [n] - See also: fungus

Medical Definition of Fungi

1. Fungi are organisms that lack chlorophyll and live as saprobes or parasites. They include mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, slime moulds, rusts, mildews, stinkhorns, puffballs, truffles and yeasts. The fungi are classified together as they absorb food in solution directly through their cell walls and reproduce through spores. None of these organisms conduct photosynthesis as they lack chlorophyll. (05 Jan 1998)

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