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Definition of Fungi
1. Noun. The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants.
Generic synonyms: Kingdom
Member holonyms: Fungus Family, Fungus Genus, Fungus Order, Division Gymnomycota, Division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, Myxomycota, Phycomycetes, Phycomycetes Group, Division Lichenes, Lichenes, Fungus, Division Eumycota, Eumycota
Examples of category: Tremella Reticulata, Annulus, Skirt, Saprophytic
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
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