fungi

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/
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/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/ · /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/ · /ˈfʌnd͡ʒiː/ · /ˈfʌŋɡiː/ · /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/ · /ˈfund͡ʒi/ · /ˈfuːnd͡ʒiː/

Definition of fungi

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
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noun

  1. Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of fungus
  3. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).
  4. (broadly, uncountable)A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

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