fungus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”).

It is like a fungus.' — Doctor Cupid: A Novel, Rhoda Broughton
A somewhat similar fungus, Mucor mellitophorus (Fig. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
It is a choking fungus, a dry rot, a creeping palsy! — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan

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